Eminem – Recovery

    Remember 2003, when Eminem produced “Moment of Clarity” for Jay-Z’s The Black Album? It was a sparse, bass-heavy track with a few keys and synths, and perfectly showcased Em’s skills as a budding producer. In hindsight, two ironic points emerge from that offering. It took seven years of fighting through personal tragedy and drug addiction for Em to find his own moment of clarity. And, having found it, beats like the one he supplied Jay-Z are conspicuously absent. Neither of these are necessarily negatives. They just make for one confusingly excellent listen.

    Recovery opens with “Cold Wind Blows,” which is arguably the closest Eminem comes to Slim Shady / Marshall Mathers LP territory in nearly a decade. The snares and bass are aggressive, and match with Eminem bars that are as technically precise and shocking as they’ve ever been. Halfway through the track, after hearing him rhyme, “Motherfucker, I’ll show you pussy footin’ / I’ll kick a bitch in the cunt till it makes her queef / And sounds like a fuckin’ whoopee cushion / Who the fuck is you pushin’?” it’s obvious that Shady’s back. Sort of.


    Even on songs such as “W.T.P.” and “On Fire,” where he’s either bored or taking the usual juvenile jabs at Mariah Carey, Brooke Hogan and Michael J. Fox, he still excels at putting the actual pattern of his bars together better than almost anyone. He rhymes about rhyming. He rhymes about how well he rhymes, and he rhymes about bragging about how well he rhymes, because, well, he can. It proves how drastically his outlook has changed over the past year, since on “Talking 2 Myself,” Em admits he almost dissed Kanye West and Lil Wayne for the hell of it, rhyming, “Hatred was flowing through my veins / On the verge of going insane / I almost made a song dissing Lil Wayne / It’s like I was jealous of him because of the attention he was getting / I felt horrible about myself / He was spittin’ and I wasn’t / Anyone who was buzzin’ back then could have got it almost went at Kanye too / Thank God I didn’t do it / I would of had my ass handed to me…”

    On 2009’s Relapse, listeners called Eminem out for his trite subject matter delivered in what sounded like a faux Swedish accent. Recovery is a response devoid of both flaws. Eminem and his issues serve as the subject matter for the majority of the album, and he’s blatantly honest about both topics. This isn’t the currently trendy, half-emo, “I’m so sad” fare. Em gets introspective on levels previously reached by the likes of Scarface and DMX at their lowest points. Additionally, he recounts his entry into the Rap game (“Almost Famous”), and pushes himself into unfamiliar territory with “Love The Way You Lie” and “Won’t Back Down.”

    It’s not that being introspective or talking about domestic issues or personal loss is new for Eminem, but rather the way he tackles all of the above on Recovery. This is the most experimental production he has rhymed over since the Infinite days. At times it’s big and anthemic like “Lose Yourself,” yet still lacks the punch Dr. Dre and The Bass Brothers have provided for so many years. After hearing Just Blaze sample Haddaway’s “What Is Love,” on the Lil Wayne-assisted “No Love,” a visit from either would be a welcomed improvement. And honestly, that type of production—or at least getting used to consistently hearing Eminem rhyme over it—is the album’s only flaw.

    The current shift in Hip Hop’s landscape finds listeners rewarding artists for experimentation, even when it occasionally goes awry by “Golden Era” standards. You don’t have to look any further than Kanye West’s Auto-Tuned 808’s & Heartbreak, B.o.B.’s Pop/Rock-influenced Adventures of Bobby Ray or Jay-Z’s hipster-infused Blueprint 3.  Eminem’s decision to pair himself with the likes of P!nk and Rihanna or to croon (albeit off-key) about his fallen friend, Proof on “You’re Never Over” seems representative of that shift. Em adapted with the times, and even during his musical missteps, he’s pushing himself to experiment. After all, it’s not 2003 anymore.

    1,271 thoughts on “Eminem – Recovery

      1. You cant call an album a classic when it comes out, the Internet hip hop community has destroyed the term so bad its unbelievable………A classic is summin that maintains its status over a period of T-I-M-E……….lol, half the albums that pop online and get called classics, aint nobody caring about them 5 years later, so what if you can play the whole album through without skipping, will you care enough to in 2015???………Thats how you know when summin is a classic, when you get the urge to spin it long after it loses the new car feeling…….

    1. I can Co-sign this review, the production seems to be hit or miss with everyone, even though I like most of it(How can you hate the what is love sample, lol)…… But everything else was on point……….I’d give it a 4.5 if I could but since you can give out half X’s on this site I’ll go high and say 5, Em really impressed me on this one, and I been a fan since I was in School, the last 2 were kinda dissapointing(Tho not as bad as they were made out to be, they had their moments) but he earned his spot back at the top with the rhymes on this one

    2. love the album almost an instant classic but the problem with it like most albums is that it has some tracks that should of been left off like wtp and wont back down. you can tell that em grew up and that he is in with the hiphop change

    3. Sick record Em! Been waiting for a album like this for YEARS. Been bumping this since June 8th and still not sick of it yet!

    4. The King of hip-hop back with his 3rd classic album. Phenominal straight from the heart music. Real hip-hop right here! no auto-tune shit no bitches & ho’s shit just straight FIRE. EM 4 EVA!!

    5. To be honest, I enjoyed hearing eminem over other peoples production….I think that’s honestly what sets this album apart from all the others….and lyrically, this man is a monster…

    6. This mistakes on this album are jarring. Things start off great with “Cold Wind Blows” but quickly go down hill with weak, cornball choruses on tracks like “Talking 2 Myself” and some other songs with whiny bitches singing. All this in addition to the fact that Eminem isn’t saying anything noteworthy at all on these tracks since he almost name drops more than Game and tries to come off as shocking with what he’s saying but its just gay and pretty pathetic. An album like this shows that Eminem is too redundant of an artist to compete with a true great like NaS. Very Disappointing.

      1. you obviously dont like eminem, this is a very strong album, prob his best since the eminem show… and NAS??? “one hot album every ten year average and thats so….laaaaame!” – Jay Z

    7. THIS IS THE EMINEM I REMEMBER WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE SLIM SHADY LP, punchlines, outrageous flow, humour, introspective and above all BRUTALLY HONEST! classic in my eyes…

    8. Great review and I love the consistency of reviews on this site. The only thing stopping this album from being a classic is classic beats but in 2010 its 5 stars for me.

      1. “I love the consistency of reviews on this site.”

        You’ve got to be kidding, this website is terribly inconsistent with it’s reviews.

        9 times out of 10 the review score doesn’t match the write-up attached to it.

        Either the reviewer rates an album low while the write up praises it, or they trash the album yet the score is 4/5 or above.

        Reviewers here also make their aligences known through their inability to construct an article devoid of personal critique.

        Journalistic integrity does not exist here.

        Don’t come on a website you rarely visit and praise their review consistency just because you have a boner for Marshall Mathers.

        Irrational, clueless Eminem fans are the worst thing that’s ever happened to Hip-Hop.

        P.S .- I’m white too.

    9. One More coment, dude gets points for the Black Sabbath sample also, I love that song so If it had sucked I’d of been heated, but he did it justice just like the Aerosmith Dream On sample from “Sing for the moment”

    10. Lyrically Em is sharper than ever, but production wise the cd is suspect. This feels more like a rock/pop album than a hip-hop album. I’m sorry Em but you dropped the ball on this one homie.

    11. This is a CLASSIC in 2010 it does everything an album is supposed to do THE RIGHT way 4/5 is respectable guys but I think it atleast deserves a 4.5 Real talk

    12. Was quite dissapointed with Relapse, so didn’t really expect much from this release – BUT from the listens I got from the leak, this CD really proved me wrong, Em still got it! Great fu**** album – this is a definite buy for me!

      Recovery!

    13. One of his best albums. I won’t go to 4, but I would have done 4½. Love the album and yes it’s certainly gonna piss some hip-hop purists off but *u** them.

    14. I hated Relapse. I felt there was too much bullshit to sit through for the few good tracks.

      With Recovery its the exact opposite. I wouldn’t say its flawless like everyone else but its a great album and that’s all it needed to be. This doesn’t have to change the game or nothing just make good music.

      With that being said there are a few songs I don’t like, WTP is lame and that song with Rihanna is a little boring. I will admit I did like the song with Pink though.

      1. Naw man this ain’t a debate of white or black, this is an album review. As in people give their opinion on Em’s album no matter his race.

      2. @Classicmaterial

        So they would only be keeping it real if they gave it a negative review???

        Not everyone shares your opinion, come to terms with that any way you know how

      3. Oh so im guessing you’re a political motherfucker eh? Drop some knowledge on me then, because what you just said was dumb as shit. Here, keep this white man happy, lick my ball sack

    15. im his biggest fan.
      1- marshall mathers lp
      2- slim shady lp
      3- eminem show
      4- recovery
      5- relapse
      6- infinite
      7- encore

    16. SMH, there is nothing I hate more then Eminem and lil Wayne fans. I swear everything these guys do is either “classic” or “genius”

      Since this is an Eminem review, let me say that this is a great album. But this is NOT a classic album. I don’t know what ya’ll qualify as classic but I can’t see anyone bumping this is a few years like his real classic albums.

      Its great.I’m not debating that, I’m just sick of Eminem fans slobberin over every little thing he does.

      1. I agree its not a classic, a few missteps keep it from that, but theres quite a few songs on here I will be listening to a few years from now

      2. like I said its great, I’m just sick of people making it out to be better then it is. Maybe its because I don’t listen to music I don’t like, but I can’t sit here and say its better then 90% of rap when its not better then 90% of the music I listen too

      3. agree with both of you, people are too quick to label stuff classic, not just with em and wayne. And there are some on this i will bump fore some time, just like a couple of joints on relapse. pz.

      4. U can’t compare em to lil wayne, i know its gay that they’ve being collabing lately, i fuckin hate weezy, but underground heads still listen to em. His flow is unbelievable sometimes, listen to his rhymes

      5. WORD. Eminem Stans are pathetic.

        This album has some high points but it also some low points which the STANS refuse to acknowledge.

    17. It’s alright. 4 out of 5 isn’t bad.

      The album has some great tracks (Almost Famous, No Love, Going Through Changes, Love The Way you Lie) but it also has some pretty skippable ones as well (W.T.P., On fire, Seduction).

      I’m still buying it though.

      1. Cinderella man is the only bad track, very repetetive. It aint nothing but i white trash party, on fire and seduction are amazing. Every song needs a coulle of listens.

      2. I don’t know man… I really liked W.T.P. It brought me back to the teenage days when a lot of us were partyin’ like whatever and not caring, it was fun to me. I like the beat of On Fire, and was surprised Mr. Porter produced it. The samples sounded like Dre’s. No Love for me was… eh, the production was different but didn’t find a fit for Em. I do agree with you though, on Almost Famous, Love The Way You Lie and CERTAINLY Going Through Changes, that track was insane.

      3. Yeah I hear you.

        Cinderella Man was dope, lyrically. But the hook kind of ruins it for me.

        Same With Spacebound.

        You’re Never Over was a kind gesture, no doubt, but Em singing on the hook was wack.

      1. THANK YOU!! RELAPSE IS FUCKIN AMAZING. IF YOU CANT UNDERSTAND EMINEMS RYTHMS AND HIS FLOW YOUR OBVIOUSLY BELOW HIS UNDERSTANDING. PEOPLE SAY RELAPSE SUCKED? IT WAS ALL DRE BEATS YOU FUCKIN DUMBASSES HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE. AND THE ACCENT? COME ON YOU FAGGOTS HES A SERIAL KILLER THE WHOLE ALBUM HES SUPPOSE TO BE A PYSCHO. IF YOU DONT LIKE IT THEN DONT LISTEN TO IT. AND IM TALKING TO EMINEM DIRECTLY TOO CAUSE RELAPSE WAS THE SHIT AND ILL NEVER THROW THAT ALBUM IN THE TRASH. I LOVE RECOVERY BUT RELAPSE WAS BETTER….SO EM….I WANT RELALSPE 2!!!!!!!!!!!!

    18. SH!T Eminem is on fireeee!!! After listening over and over.. the best lyricist i’ve heard to date. They way eminem delivery his flow in (not afraid) is absolutely flawless….and notice that hes not rappin about how much money he has. He tellin you a personal story on how not to give up… thats awesome! The Rihanna joint might be soft but that sh!t tight too!

    19. Been a fan since sslp and it nice see him back in form. Beats are a little bit to pop for me since i love 90s gritty boom bap type of beats but i hope they will grow on me. Next album im hoping for some premier, that would be too dope, em on some premier, marco polo stuff. PZ.

      1. You know as much as I hear that from people, I just cant see it sounding any good, lol, I love Gang Starr and I love Em but when I try to imagine Eminem spitting on the “Mass Appeal” beat, it doesnt make any sense to me

        Now, Darker type underground beats, that I can see…….Necro, Traxxter outta chicago, Alchemist, DJ Muggs…………that makes more sense to me

      2. yeah sure i see what you mean but i think if they got in the studio they could craft some super dope shit from scratch. Im positive premier could match ems sound and make dope stuff. Wishful thinking i dont know hehe. pz.

      3. sry dude, but I need Premo to get in the studio with Nas cause it’s been 2 years since his last solo album and I need him to come out with another one by 2011. And the only way he’s going to get people’s attention again, just after coming out with Distant Relatives, is to collab with Premo.

        But maybe in 2012 it would be a good idea for Eminem.

      4. oh yes, nas is at his absolutely best with preem, kinda weird how hes not doing more with him since premier himself want to? Anyway there was some talk about a collab album a couple of years ago, what happened with that? pz.

    20. I give this thing the rating it deserves, not because its my favorite em album but because the content is ligit. It’s a mature album because he speaks on grown up topics. With the exception of white trash party and that piece of shit lil wayne guest appearance, this joint’s solid. The only other thing that bothers me about this thing is him taking the easy way out by having rhianna, pink and lil wayne featured on it, u can tell that he got them in on it just to make it sell, they really don’t add shit to this and it would be better without them. But em’s lyricism and flow has never been better, and i give credit to him for stepping it up every time he drops something

      1. I hear you. There is certainly something different in his lyricism. Now, I do miss some of the dark horrorcore subject matter, not just because I am a fan of the genre. Like on Relapse (and the ReFill), Stay Wide Away, Buffalo Bill, Music Box and 3 A.M. were all very well written tracks. However, Recovery is a fresh breath of reality.

      2. Word up, i was hoping for a relapse 2, and this one came out of left field, im hoping next time he gets back to the grimy shit

      1. I love the beat in space bound, that sample is genius, it sounds like its from outkast’s atliens. I don’t know, that smaple is very original

    21. Album of the Year by a mile.

      Getting away from Dre’s production did him wonders.

      No other rapper has the technical mastery that Em has, I’ll support it. Buying a copy for sure.

    22. This is the album that is going to pull people through some of the most emotional challenging events that are about to take place in human history. This is what people will turn to “Not Afraid” “Won’t Back Down” to remember that a person has inner strength they have yet to tap. Watch and see. And Omar, so nice to see my words and writing flare you use to describe an album on an artist you used to use his fans to play personal yo-yo with. Your something else man.

    23. I’m not sure to understand why everyone who can picture himself listening to Recovery in 10 years can’t call it a classic…

      To me it surely is, this album is his most mature and well balanced work ever, not a skippable track. We’ll see in the years, but to me it has great chances to be called a classic.

      Btw, great review, one of the best out there.

      1. your list sucks balls

        1.MMLP
        2.SSLP
        3.TES
        4.Relapse
        5.Encore

        can’t judge recovery, havnt heard the whole album yet

      1. yea right that is one over rated mutha fuka!! Raekwon all he can rap about is the golden years of crack sellin!!! Em is the G.O.A.T. period!

      2. “Raekwon all he can rap about is the golden years of crack sellin!!!”
        _________________________________________________________

        Who cares! In my book the subject matter isn’t a minus if the artist can articulate it. I mean what did you expect from Rae? Chuck D, Zack De La Rocha, Immortal Technique, Mos Def, KRS One…what did you expect? Rae raps about crack because it’s entertaining….end done period.

      1. your not alone.It’s a complete 180 from the eminem we all know.The content is still there,but the beats are just,ehhh,they don’t hit me as hard.

    24. 3.5. replapse was on some next level shit. This is like step back to Eminem Show.

      Talkin 2 Myself, On Fire and Going through changes are bangers.

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    26. STELLAR LYRICISM
      BY FAR HIS BEST ALBUM SINCE T EM SHOW
      JUST BETTER BEATS AND HOOKS ON SOME TRACKS
      THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN AN UNDISPUTED CLASSIC!!!
      ALBUM OF THE YEAR!

    27. Recovery is a good album in this period of time. Lyrically, Eminem show great maturity with the same energy he used in his alter ego : “Slim Shady”. For the production, it’s a major improvement compared to Relapse and also refreshing for his experiment with new producers (DJ Khalil, Boi-1-da,…) and also legends with whom he never work with (Havoc of Mobb Deep & Just Blaze). The features are OK. Big ups on P!nk on Wont Back Down (one of my favorite tracks on this album), but Love the way you lie is just not necessary (not a Rihanna fan) and Lil’ Wayne on No Love is OK but he still remind me that his best years where in the time of Carter II, Da Drought 3 & Dedication 2. Globally, Em’s lyrics shows maturity and the fact that he doesn’t need Slim Shady anymore to make classic like SSLP, MMLP or The Eminem Show. He just need to keep his focus on his “recovery” to show us that he status has “Best Rapper Alive” (sorry Lil’ wayne) isnt a fluke.

    28. This album is sick and one of the best of 2010. CLASSIC and EM is back better than ever… WOW! Thank You!

    29. Oh really? Eminem’s ADAPTED to now and gets a pass. The review is biased, uninformed, and has no integrity. This album has some highlights but Em is doing what a WHOLE lot of MCs are doing right now, singing with some simple sam lyrics.

      But it’s Eminem so its all good, fuck outta’ here. It doesn’t matter the truth is in the streets. Em is not that dude anymore.

      1. in the streets? oh ya i forgot your a gangster… and best friends with suge knight…. get an education for urself u retarded f**k

      2. CC2010 is perfect example of a person who doesn’t get it. “Streets” has nothing to do with gangster asswipe. Stop diluting the music.

      3. why are people saying the lyrics are ‘simple’? look at no love, seduction, w.t.p…. hes got that rapid-fore, multi-syllabic flow, more so than relapse.. only one on there i can remember is stay wide awake.. must be the ganja and other trash off that were way simpler

      4. @ BEFORREAL

        a lot more people will listen to this than you retards, any proper em fan will love this album

    30. Haha, you Stan faggots said the same shit after Relapse. Even Em admits that album was garbage, just proving you have no taste in hip-hop and will dick ride everything he does. Theres 2, maybe 3 decent songs on this album and the rest are just weak attempts at staying relevant when his declining skills no longer put him at the top.

      1. I disagree, but thats the great thing about opinions, god gave us all one of our own

        Albums great

    31. Em was my fav rapper back in the day. His first 3 albums+ 8 mile were classic but then he fell of hard.

      Recovery is easily the worst album he ever made.
      Boring beats, gay lyrics, terrible songwritng.
      Sure there are good songs like No love and Talkin2myself but those are few and far between.
      Em was once a great songwriter, a great artist now he is just a sad sad joke.

      Relapse >>>>>>>>>>>Recovery

      Rating (best to worst)
      1. The Eminem Show
      2. MMLP
      3. SSLP
      4. Relapse
      5. Encore
      6. Recovery

      1. As far as lyrical content Relapse IS better. Recovery has heart (emotional songs) but lyrically it’s some simple shit.

      2. your an idiot you’ve obviously never heard infinite, dumb ass. encore fuckin sucked! relapse is his worst album, it sold really good but compared to recovery it sucked. it had some dope songs but not a great album

      3. Like Toy Soldiers >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Entire Recovery CD
        Encore is not good but the good songs are WAY better than Recovery

        Same Song and Dance, Stay Wide Awake >>>>>>>>> Entire Recovery CD

        RECOVERY SUCKS 1/5 !!!!!!!

        Who cares about Infinite its not in the discussion. You stans are so fickle.

    32. Solid album. Agree w/ this review. However, Em’s rhymes on Recovery is the best lyrical performance I’ve heard from any artist on any album in about 6 or 7 years. If only the production had reached that level.

      1. Very true, and I’m hoping that he sparks someone to come out the shadows and carry the lyrical torch. Lyrical rap is dying right now.

    33. its funny how many eminem stans try to desperately rate this 5/5. They refuse to acknowledge eminem is wack now and this recovery album is trash.

      1. …….Or maybe they just dont agree and like the album..Someone disagrees with you??…….. yep, just crazy enough to happen

      2. Honestly, how can you say Em is wack? His flow is better, his lyrics are better, his cadence and subject matter are all better than 99% of rappers out. I’m no “Stan” or dick rider of Em, and i don’t think he is the greatest ever, but he is definately not wack. Never has been. This album is very good.

      3. Forget new rappers, when em dropped ‘The Eminem Show’ he was the best rapper alive. Compared to the eminem that dropped ‘The Eminem Show’ the new Em is garbage.

    34. This is the best album in a long long long long time! eminem still got it baby and FUCK THE HATERS!!!! cant get used to the new production? to fuckin bad he wanted to change it up and he did and it works out perfectly!

    35. Best Em album since the eminem show.the production is ill(just blaze,dj khalil,dr dre & Boi-1da) and he shows that he he is the best lyricist alive.the best hip hop album in years!Keep slaying them Em!!!

    36. REALLY yawl a classic EM album? Uh- NO. For a bunch of people who claims they KNOW Eminem’s music you gotta’ be fucking kidding me. This album is good but NO SON this IS NOT a classic. Em is no where near his former flow and punchlines which were next level shit at the time. This album is big on emotion and that’s whats carrying it over not the simple lyrics that he’s spitting a million miles an hour.

      Almost Famous is the closes thing to the real Eminem on the album. And yawl went ape shit over Drake singing?? Stop it please. Eminem’s “Solider” song would CRUSH anything on Recovery. Time will tell the truth.

    37. It’s a great album for what it is but classic Eminem, don’t make me laugh. The reviewer was making so many excuses for Em that he might as well said “I like it because it’s Em” like the rest of the fans on here. People talking about it’s the best album they heard in the last 5 to 6 years, fuck outta’ here.

      AND yes I do think it’s a good album.

      1. Dude you are fckn wack!1 obviously you havent absorbed Em’s wordplay or Mega multi syllable rhyming patterns on this album…it is by far the best RAP album to drop in easily 5 years!! Reflection Eternal doesnt even compare to this!!!!Dont sit there and hate..dude listen and learn!!!!

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    39. This is a very, very good album. Not an instant classic, but give it a few years it could stand the test of time. Glad to have Em back.

    40. Eminem does a fantastic job on this album. It took a few listens to fully appreciate it but it is a damn good album, much better than anything i’ve heard in the last few years. Will it ever touch Em’s early music, no, but those were just on a different level. At least he hasn’t limited himself to talking about money, cars and jewelry or trying to find a catchy way to say shake your ass. I do have to add one more thing….I’m not a Lil Wayne fan, but i’m also not a hater, i respect anyone out there who is having success. What I do not get is how many claim him to be the best out there? Every song he has been on with Eminem, Em has absolutely killed him(re: Forever, No Love, Drop the World). Sometimes I think Em toys with Wayne, saying how good he is just to get him on a record with him so he can absolutely out rap him just to show people he is in fact better than Wayne without question. QUICK….name Wayne’s most successful song…..Regardless, Rap is nowhere near what is used to be in the glory days of Dre, Pac, Snoop, Nas, Biggie….but i believe with the recent Jay Z album and the recent Em album and the upcoming Detox(fingers crossed of course) that it’s slowly fighting it’s way back to life and hopefully putting to rest Supermanning Hoes, Lollipops and 50 Cent! Good Day all!

    41. all yall niggas that don’t like this album can SUCK IT!! and are RETARDED!! really damn good ALBUM!! in line for HIS BEST!! Right up there with Eminmem Show!!
      all u FAGS that hatin on it prolly the same niggas Listenin to Gucci mane!!

    42. Some of you need to get off his dick. Lyrically its nice, but he sold the fuck out. The singing on this don’t sound good at all…no matter how is singing.

      1. his singing on youre never over is the only thing wack on this album!! Em reinstated his status as the G.O.A.T. dEAD OR aLIVE!!!!!!!Cold Wind Blows is fckn INSANE!!!!! His multis are fckn incredible his wordplay is INSANE!! Em is dat dude!!!

    43. eminem shyt came back full circle dude relapse was lyke tha slim shady lp n recovery is lyke tha new n imprved marshall mathers lp eminem is always gon b dat dude

    44. This album is a fuckin’ classic. People are buggin’. Woww… he had singing on it. IT’S MUSIC. It’s not just “rap”. He put together his best album of his career and that’s saying a damn lot. Content/humor/emotion/lyricism/wittiness/hooks/dope beats/and more. WHAT ELSE CAN YOU ASK FOR?!?!

      “You’re not even impressed no more, you’re used to it”.

      Em said it best on the Eminem Show. THANK YOU FOR, HANDS DOWN, THE BEST RAP ALBUM OF THE YEAR (and that’s saying A TON after hearing B.o.B’s album).

    45. It sounds to me that his mind has recovered. He has finally made the album suits his age. No more whining about childhood, whining about mom, or kim. I feel like this is a coming out album for him to show that he can be an uplifting MC. I still like the Damian Marley/Nas joint more for it’s creativity but this album really surprised me. The prodction seems commercial on some of the songs that’s with any legend that’s been in the game for 10 plus years. I give it a 4.5.

    46. big em fan but anyone who gives it a 5 is big dick ryder c’mon now wtp,on fire,seduction,wont back down, are all songs that should have never been on the album thus makin it short of A perfect album

      1. ARE YOU CRAZY!!!!!!!!!!! WON’T BACK DOWN WAS LYRICAL AS SHIT!!!! AND THAT BEAT IS SICK AS HELL!!! im not the biggest Em fan by any stretch but he went in on that shit

      2. i personally really like seduction.. but I agree with you on WTP.. WBD was ok.. the beat makes the lyrical skills not show as much.. however. I rate 5 stars because of all the dudes who come here and give it 1 star just cuz its eminem

      3. NOONE PUTS OUT A PERFECT ALBUM…It doesnt have to have every song on it to be a great album!!the songs u named might not be to your liking but he still rips his verses on all of them!!! the Pink joint is cool.wtp leaves some to be desired. On Fire is fckn HOTTTT!!! And seduction is a chick song..i dont give any album a 5 but this is damn well close!!! its as high as u can get b4 being a 5!!! even the haterz cant say nothing negetive about Em after this!! G.O.A.T.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    47. If he would have got Dr.Dre to produce most of this it would be the greatest Eminem album. I also think he should have got The Alchemist, DJ Premier & Pete Rock. Those 4 should have produced the whole entire album because these beats are weird on here for EMINEM. I can only wish though, I mean is it bad to dream?…Haha PEACE & LOVE HIP-HOP WORLD! THE ROOTS ALBUM OUT ON TUESDAY the 22nd! Eminem on monday the 21st. Purchase them BOTH!

      1. Dude he didnt want them dudes to produce this album ..its called experiment and progress!!! he showed the whole world he dont need Dr. Dre or Alchemist to Rip a fckn album!!! Em is the G.O.A.T. PERIOD

    48. Nas and Damian s album is a classic ,the best album in ten years but recovery is a commercial album,it just ok. too much tuff talk and beefing with Carey

      1. He mentioned Mariah Carey on 1 damn line in the first song, find a better reason to discredit the album, blame the beats or summin, no need to make shit up

    49. its a good album no doubt and i have heard literally every eminem song, mixtape, and album this dude has dropped and i can honestly say without a doubt its the best album he’s dropped since the eminem show. honestly relapse was a disappointment and his previous two albums before that werem’t that hot. eminem will NEVER reach the previous level of flow that he was once on but by no means does that hold back his legacy or what he’s doing now. hip hop is well and alive and lyrically eminem is still in mainstreams forefront in not just record sells but as an overall artist. honestly the album was great and eminem deserves an applaud for such a stupendous effort. keep up the good job em.

      1. How many people you know can name every serial killer who ever existed in a row,
        Put em in chronological order beginning with Jack the Ripper,
        Name the time and place from the body the bag the zipper,
        Location of the woods where the body was dragged and then dumped,
        The trunk that they were stuffed in, the model the make the plate
        And which motel which lake they found her in,
        And how they attacked the victim,
        Say which murder weapon was used to do what and which one,
        Which night it was done, what kid what wife , and which nun?

        Tell me that is not sick… RELAPSE

        Or what about…

        As I fall deeper into a manic state
        I’m a prime canidate for the gene to receive the drug addict traits
        Blood pressure climbs at a dramatic rate
        I seem to gravitate to the bottle of night quill then I salivate
        Start off with the night quill like I think I’ll just have a taste
        Couple sips of that then I gradually graduate
        Too a harder prescription drug called valium like ya that’s great
        I go to take just one and I end up like having eight

    50. eminem stans: “5/5 this is his best album i love his song with pink”

      people who listened to the album and werent bias would say this album is average

      but honestly Em is on a decline this is his 1st decent album in what 8 years?

      1. Your right, this is his best album since the Eminem Show. The thing is that Eminem in decline is still better the 97% of rappers out there right now. Eminem came out the box with 3 straight great cd’s Not good, but great. He’ll never top that, but this is pretty close to those 3. If this is the 4th best cd he has then it is better then most rappers best.

    51. Very fair review. This isn’t the best album em has put out, but it’s certainly the best since the eminem show. The man is back. is it too early to be looking forward to his next album?

    52. I thought this album sucked. Everyone seems to think its good, maybe because of the pop apeal it has

    53. 4.5 out of 5. I personally thought it was close to his best stuff minus like two tracks. You can’t really compare this and MMLP. There’s too big of a time/age gap.

    54. HHDX shoulda at least given it 4.5, its classic. But they always go back and re-rate his albums and give him props he deserved, so im not sweatin it.

    55. LISTEN TO THE SECOND VERSE OF YOUR NEVER OVER AND TELL ME THIS ISNT EM’S BEST ALBUM. FUCK YOU HATERS. NAME SOMEONE BETTER THAN EM. PLEASE. THANK YOU.

      1. nas is better? hes one of my favs too but saying he is better than eminem is just opinion. they are too close, but listen eminems early freestyles and word play and tell me nas was better than that.

    56. eminem’s fourth best albumn and this albumn is a damn classic thats just how good this dude is…but what the hell relapse lyrically was by far his best albumn…he goes through albumn every song rhyming 2-3 sylables throughout the song…stay wide awake is til this day the besy lyrically written song ever in rap history…cant no one rhymes like eminem…this cd is better but his lyrics are way fuckin better in relapse…please go listen!!!!!!

    57. i was never really an eminem fan… until now. the beats are siiick, the lyricism is sharp, and he doesn’t have any of that creepy ass horrorcore shit. one of the best albums of 2010. “Almost Famous” and “No Love”, those are the sh!t

    58. Here’s my ratings on his tracks:

      Cold Wind Blows – 5/5
      Talking 2 Myself – 5/5
      On Fire – 4/5
      Won’t Back Down – 4.5/5
      W.T.P – 4.5/5
      Going Through Changes – 5/5
      Not Afraid – 4.5/5
      Seduction – 5/5
      No Love – 5/5
      Space Bound – 5/5
      Cinderella Man – 4.5/5
      25 To Life – 5/5
      So Bad – 4.5/5
      Almost Famous – 5/5
      Love The Way You Lie – 4.5/5
      You’re Never Over – 5/5
      Untitled – 4/5

      MY OVERALL RATING: 4.71/5

      1. thanks, the world was waiting for your track by track review, now we can all breath of sigh of relief.

    59. Let me say this. There are 2 major parts of an album: lyrics and skill. Each divides into 2 subcategories:
      lyrics – 1) quote-worthy lines (punchlines) 2) overall knowledge;
      skill – 1) ability to change pace and match with the beat 2) rhyme schemes

      lets give each of these 4 aspects a weight of 1.25 and rate each of them on the scale from 0 to 1.

      1) quote-worthy lines.
      let me say like this. Eminem sure does make attempts at clever punchlines but most of them end up sounding forced and wacked. take these for example “quit playing with scissors and shit and cut the crap/i shouldnt have to rhyme these words in a rhytm for you to know its a wrap”, “stuck my dick in a circle but im not fucking around”, “shake that ass like a parkinsons donkey” (ok, maybe the last one was kinda funny, lets count it as clever). i rate it 0.45

      2) overall knowledge
      this is one of those things 99% rappers lack (usually due to average IQ levels and not being book-smart, but thats whole another story). With deaths of 2pac, malcolm x, king, black activism (and hip-hop as a way to express it) seized to exist. We get another portion of narcissism. It gets honest at times, but does not teach anything. But it does express certain themes in entertaining ways. i rate it 0.2

      3) ability to keep pace with the beat and use your voice right (flow)
      This is where eminem shynes and almost no one in mainstream rap can match him here (only ludacris comes to mind). Sometimes his flow lacks creativity, but in eminems words “usually i just do what thebeat tells me”. On “no love” his flow is at its peak, and his singing mashes nice here, but choruses like on “you’re never over” just hurt my ears. i rate it 0.85

      4) rhyme-schemes
      do i really have to say this? just listen to the damn album. There is nothing like “the way i am” though. so keeping that in mind as an example of “perfect”, i rate it 0.9132

      now lets count the rate

      0.45*1,25 + 0.2*1.25 + 0.85*1.25 + 0.9132*1.25 = 3.0165

      1. Hmmmm……….I just prefer to listen and decide whether or not I like the songs, Breaking music down into Algebraic equations and all that aint my style

        Lyrics – I liked them

        Beats – I liked most of them

        Hooks and Guest Appearences – A few mis-steps but most worked

        Miss me with that calculus shit, lol

      2. DRUCIFER1983

        see, thats the problem. When you judge it by “whether i liked it or not” you are just giving an opinion, not a review. In this way you will never be able to recognize a classic album from an artist that you just do not like. Though I agree my way of breaking shit down still have some subjectivism to it, but it is far less when you count like that

      3. @Set Gecko

        Whatever works for you bruh, I just dont feel the need to read that much into music, save that kind of attention for fixing the economy or summin, lol

    60. best album of the year so far and his best since eminem show. might be the best album in music history.. ok the last part was a joke to piss haters off.. people love to hate those on top.. i see people hating on lebron, eminem, and the list goes on and on. get over it and enjoy the best, stop hating

    61. The Itnues version is suppose to have a couple bonus tracks on it, thats where I bu all my music from so thats the version I’ll be getting on monday, just for those of ya’ll who werent aware……..I heard a rumor that one of them might be the slaughterhouse collabo that Just Blaze produced

      1. your lying bitch where u hear this at? now i wont be able to sleep all weekend cause i be anticipating the tracks yo. imma butt funk your momma if this aint be true

      2. LOL………..I heard it from a few sources………..I also heard that the Slaughterhouse Shady deal will be officially announced this monday when Slaughterhouse performs at Ems record release party at the Hammerstein Ballroom in NY

    62. If i’m comparing it to my current collection of cd’s from the last year or so, recovery will be in my changer for most of the year, but I hate how so many people hate on Relapse. I actually loved relapse. Trust me, if eminem didn’t use the accent at all during relapse people would have LOVED relapse. the beats on that album are sooooo damn sick. Recovery beats. meh, there are some good ones (I love khalil) but IMO I enjoyed the subject matter and HARDNESS of Relapse much more than i do recovery. Recovery will be a bigger hit with the mainstream but Relapse SHOULD be a bigger hit with the hip hop community.

      1. people are just idiots. its kind of like after nas release illmatic everyone said all his albums past that one sucked. its not that they sucked they just cant compare. nas cant make a hot album, he makes decent albums most of the time but they arent big sellers and never will be. i enjoyed relapse also, wasnt a bad album by any means

      2. True on Relapse, The accent is what turned most people off from that, I like a good horrorcore album here and there, without the accent Relapse woulda been recieved better………This album is more down to earth, which Is good for Em at this point, after an Entire album of goin over the top he needed to switch it up

      3. True on Relapse, The accent is what turned most people off from that, I like a good horrorcore album here and there, without the accent Relapse woulda been recieved better………This album is more down to earth, which Is good for Em at this point, after an Entire album of goin over the top he needed to switch it up

    63. I only dislike 2 songs on the album other than that im happy he isnt forcing the slim shady persona like he did on relapse…I liked relapse but u could tell he was just dicking around…best album since eminem show easily…

      IM SO FUCKIN SICK I GOT AMBULANCES PULLIN ME OVER N SHIT

    64. Finally a good album from em again. I’d give it a 3.5 if i could but 4 is fine. This still doesn’t hold a candle to the 2 lps or even the eminem show to a lesser extent but I could actually listen to the whole thing and not be disgusted like I was with relapse. Anyone that loves relapse needs to get their ears cleaned out, thank god the just lose it voice is getting somewhat put to rest.

      1. Yea, because calling someone a hater is such a cohesive, well though out argument. People using that word need to work the brain a little, matter fact, work my brain a little. Drop the hater shit ya’ll, it sounds so stupid….so fuckin’ repetitive.

      1. true that son.. I think sum1 lied to him and told him it sounded good when he fucking sang. Fucking puppets scared to be honest.

        Should have had Kid Cudi sing a couple choruses 4 em. Wud have been dope!

      2. Em has always sung his own hooks, way back to that “I’m just Marshall Mathers” joint, usually I dont mind them, but the “Your Never Over” hook was horrible, Em can carry a tune better then most rappers but he need to fall back on them high notes, lol

    65. Definitely better than I thought it would be.

      Em delivers with a vengeance. Dopeness.
      Some tracks wak like W.T.P. and Almost Famous but the album is decent. From Number 6 on is where the good music starts. “Changes” “25 to life” “Seduction” all would probably be in a Greatest Hits Album of EM.

      Marshall MathersLP
      SlimshadyLP
      The Eminem Show
      Recovery
      Relapse

      I’m not even ranking Encore. lol

      Dope album tho. I heard he was gonna have Kanye and DJPremiere produce a couple tracks 4 em but they weren’t on the album. That was disappointing.

      Probably the 3rd best album to come out this year behind NAS/Marley and Freeway/JakeOne… still gotta check out a lot of other albums that were already released tho.
      PeaCe!

    66. I’ve stated this before…here’s my problem with Em: His flow is so bananas, that no matter what his actual lyrics are like, people are like “Yo, that was the best verse of all time!!! LOL. This album is decent…It’s not terrible like some of you are saying, and it’s not a classic or the best album ever like the rest of you are saying. It’s just a decent output…Average I’d say. At least the accent is gone, and I appreciate the introspective songs definitely…but a lot of the stuff on here isn’t anything speacial. His lyrics should be blowing your mind just by reading then on paper in order to call this a classic album. Seriously…try it out..read the lyrics on paper without his crazy ass flow, and tell me if you still think that they are so amazing. I’m not hating at all…I just compare this Em to what he was before when he put out “Any Man” on SoundBombing II, and this new Eminem just doesn’t stack up.

      1. I disagree, I liked Em better for his serious material to begin with, so If I put the lyrics from “Any Man” and the lyrics to “Going Thru Changes” next to each other, I’m gonna pick the latter……..Just My opinion though

      2. You cant read his lyrics on paper or try to sound like eminem or even try to put his shit together in your own terms. EMINEM IS 1 OF A KIND BROTHER. His shit is sick his lyrics are sick his flo is sick, EM is SICK.

    67. This isn’t his best, but it’s better then most. The CD starts to die a little towards the end, but his lyrics overall are ridiculous. I’m hearing recovery bumped in car after car out here on the southside of Chicago. I know this is a good thing for the future of hip hop. Someones gonna get inspired by this CD and we’ll get the next great rapper to keep the music I love alive.

      1. Same out here in Philly, I’ve already heard this album played alot more then anything from Relapse, sad shit is it aint even out yet, lol………

      2. trust me on this, it’s not a bad thing. It’s promotion. Those people who weren’t even thinking about getting it will buy it. This is what hip hop needs right now.

      1. If there was a way to rate 4 1/2 I would have. I thought about rating it a 5 just for the haters but I couldn’t do it.

      2. Does ‘balancing the hate’ boost your confidence??? Seriously, what the fuck does it do for you?

    68. best album of 2010 by far n fuck all of the em haters u dont kno good music when it slaps you in the face

    69. First things first PEOPLE out there who want to hate on EMINEM, EMINEM IS #1 and will always be #1, better then 2pac better then biggie and better then anyone today, O wait did i say today??? Where did all of the rappers go that used to rap around the same time Eminem did??? THEY DONT RAP NOMORE!!! BUT EMINEM DOES AND IS STILL AMAZING. EMINEMS beats are sick he can flow better then anyone, raps from the heart, isnt afraid of anyone or anything they say. 1 last time…. EMINEM IS THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!

      1. Ludacris is good but EMINEM is way better on every scale. Ludacris knows how to rap 1 way and 1 way only. SOUTHERN. EMINEM CAN DO IT ALL and his flow is better then Ludacris, sorry kid if i disappoint but sometimes the TRUTH NEEDS TO BE TOLD

      2. Heheh not even eminem would say he is on the same plane as biggie so if you believe that ur a little off ur rocker man. Maybe Pac’s equal but then again thats 90s-2003 em.

      3. Luda does flow better…. Nas is more lyrically sharp….Jay-z most diverse……Em has the most passion….

        But Pac & Biggie incorperated all those into 1

        They are the GOATS…Pick one

    70. how many of you followers keep using the word “hater” good god is that getting old i swear you dumb muthafuckaz is lame for overdoing that stupid ignorant word. opinion is opinion, are you saying ppl should be shot for having an opinion? ridiculous. another thing, this means everybody bootlegged the fucking cd and youre mad if somebody gave it a bad review? sad. im not buying it, somebody gave me a free copy so im part of the problem too. but anyway, the cd was good, not his best but the best he can put together at this point in his life. he yells a lot and is annoying in earphones, excellent in the car tho. i think the best song is Seduction, and maybe So Bad and Going Through Changes. Ive been a fan for a decade so maybe thats helping the review, but its worth the buy. No Cd in YEARS deserves a 5X. Trust

      1. Yeah, there is no cohesiveness or flow and the songs seem to just go on for the sake of going on. There are a couple gems but any head can recognize this albums place and where he could go from here. Before taxes, I Fucking Hate Rappers and Life are all better albums and were all released this month. Don’t make this something its not. If you feel the need to label me a hater for speaking up when shit is over hyped then so be it. I bet most of u hip pop fans thought the sharter 3 was the best album too.

      2. @VanillaGorilla541

        I love when people jump to conclusions because you dont agree with them

        I listen to a wide variety of Rappers, from Diabolic to Copywrite to Rhymefest, Back To Kanye , T.I and Eminem, dont assume that because I think this is a great album I dont have my hip hop credentials in order……….We just disagree about this particular record, dont make it more then it is

    71. To say this albums only flaw is that Eminem didn’t work with Dre (he did 1 track) or the Bass Brothers is ignorant.

      So rappers should just stick to the script every album? Use the same producers? Cover the same subject matter?

      These idiot reviewers know absolutely nothing about music. This album is nearly flawless. Maybe 1 or 2 songs (On Fire) that could be thrown away.

      1. cosign, i am personally a huge clipse fan and would love if they took a step back from pharrell to let some other cats produce them like em did with dre…

    72. great cd far better than relapse i don’t see any rapper making a better lp than the recovery realtalk

      1. Only Rap album I’m saying could give this one a run so far is Kanye cause they saying he’s gonna make a come back of epic proportions……..But so far, yeah, this is my favorite album of the year by miles, first one I’m actually gonna break bread on thru Itunes, its worth it

    73. AFTER I LISTENED TO IT A FEW TIMES IT SOUNDED ALOT BETTER THEN I FIRST THOUGHT. AND NO, EMINEM IS NOT EXPERIMENTING HE DID THE SAME TYPE OF SONGS SINCE THE MARSHALL MATHERS LP: “STAN” HAD A POP SINGERS SOUND LIKE “LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE” AND “KIM” HAD A ROCK SOUND LIKE “WON’T BACK DOWN” THE ALBUM IS NOT HIS BEST WORK BUT IS HIS 3RD BEST ALBUM. OVERALL INSIGHTFULL AND CONNECTIVE WITH THE CURRENT INDUSTRY FORMULA AND SOUND BUT ALSO HAS SOME NEW ENERGY, YOU CAN TELL EMINEM IS A DIFFERENT PERSON THIS TIME AROUND… THIS IS THE ALBUM TO GET HIM BACK TO DOMINATING THE MUSIC WORLD AGAIN. YOU HEAR THE SINGLE “NOT AFRAID” DURING EVER GAME OF THE NBA PLAYOFFS, “WON’T BACK DOWN” ON CALL OF DUTY BLACK OPS, AND SAW THE EM-WOW COMMERCIAL! ALSO HIS UP COMING MOVIES: SHADY TALES, AND HAVE GUN WILL TRAVEL. A FEW MIS-STEPS ON THIS ALBUM LIKE THE OPENING TRACK “COLD WIND BLOWS” HAS THE SAME BEAT AS “DEJA VU” FROM RELAPSE. OVER SINGING ALOT OF CHOURSES AND VERSES TAKES AWAY FROM THE OVER ALL SERIOUS NESS OF THE ALBUM “CENDERELLA MAN” AND “COLD WIND BLOWS” AND “ALMOST FAMOUS” ARE THE WEAKEST SONGS ON THE ALBUM ALL HAVE GOOD LYRICS BUT THE MUSIC I DON’T CONNECT WITH. WITH FEWER OF HIS USUAL FEATURES SUCH AS DR DRE, D12, THE FEATURES WERE LESS ORGANIC MORE FOR MAINSTREAM PLAY THIS TIME AROUND, AND ONLY A SINGLE DR. DRE PRODUCED TRACK OVERALL !!! LIRICS: 4.5/5 BEATS: 4/5 CONCEPT: 5/5 EM IS BACK TO ORIGINAL FORM SOLID ALBUM ONLY WILL GET BETTER FROM HERE THIS IS A GOOD INTRODUCTION TO THOES WHO DON’T KNOW EMINEM’S OLD MUSIC.

    74. there are so many great songs on this cd (talkin 2 myself, going thru changes, no love, 25 to life, almost famous, love the way you lie)…this is first cd since the eminem show that i can replay over and over without it getting old…would rate it a 4.5 if i could but i’ll round up

    75. AFTER I LISTENED TO IT A FEW TIMES IT SOUNDED ALOT BETTER THEN I FIRST THOUGHT. AND NO, EMINEM IS NOT EXPERIMENTING HE DID THE SAME TYPE OF SONGS SINCE THE MARSHALL MATHERS LP: “STAN” HAD A POP SINGERS SOUND LIKE “LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE” AND “KIM” HAD A ROCK SOUND LIKE “WON’T BACK DOWN” THE ALBUM IS NOT HIS BEST WORK BUT IS HIS 3RD BEST ALBUM. OVERALL INSIGHTFULL AND CONNECTIVE WITH THE CURRENT INDUSTRY FORMULA AND SOUND BUT ALSO HAS SOME NEW ENERGY, YOU CAN TELL EMINEM IS A DIFFERENT PERSON THIS TIME AROUND… THIS IS THE ALBUM TO GET HIM BACK TO DOMINATING THE MUSIC WORLD AGAIN. YOU HEAR THE SINGLE “NOT AFRAID” DURING EVER GAME OF THE NBA PLAYOFFS, “WON’T BACK DOWN” ON CALL OF DUTY BLACK OPS, AND SAW THE EM-WOW COMMERCIAL! ALSO HIS UP COMING MOVIES: SHADY TALES, AND HAVE GUN WILL TRAVEL. A FEW MIS-STEPS ON THIS ALBUM LIKE THE OPENING TRACK “COLD WIND BLOWS” HAS THE SAME BEAT AS “DEJA VU” FROM RELAPSE. OVER SINGING ALOT OF CHOURSES AND VERSES TAKES AWAY FROM THE OVER ALL SERIOUS NESS OF THE ALBUM “CENDERELLA MAN” AND “COLD WIND BLOWS” AND “ALMOST FAMOUS” ARE THE WEAKEST SONGS ON THE ALBUM ALL HAVE GOOD LYRICS BUT THE MUSIC I DON’T CONNECT WITH. WITH FEWER OF HIS USUAL FEATURES SUCH AS DR DRE, D12, THE FEATURES WERE LESS ORGANIC MORE FOR MAINSTREAM PLAY THIS TIME AROUND, AND ONLY A SINGLE DR. DRE PRODUCED TRACK OVERALL !!! LIRICS: 4.5/5 BEATS: 4/5 CONCEPT: 5/5 EM IS BACK TO ORIGINAL FORM SOLID ALBUM ONLY WILL GET BETTER FROM HERE THIS IS A GOOD INTRODUCTION TO THOES WHO DON’T KNOW EMINEM’S OLD MUSIC.

    76. this a good ablum way better than relaspe but it is not a classic maybe ppl should go listen to really classic like all eyes on me and illmatic or marshall mathers lp those are all better than this

      1. no its just got terrible beats and the lyrics arent up nas in the past with albums like illmatiic and it was written

    77. SMH at the Eminem fans. Someone disagree and there’s 5 comments trying to disprove his OPINION! There maybe like 2 comments that’s actually bashing Em and people are STILL using the word “hater”.

      99% of the comments are 4 and 5 stars and people are still saying there are “haters”. Dude Em fans are so emotional.

      Great album but ya’ll need to tone it down.

    78. I think this is a 4.5.. Can’t be mixed in with all the other 4 type albums.. Maybe not a 5, but definitely a superior album, especially in these days. This is by far his most diverse album from beginning to end.

    79. it was a good album but not great . too many fillers
      worst songs
      no love
      wtp
      so bad
      wont back down
      almost famous

      best songs
      cold wind blow
      seduction
      talking 2 myself
      going through changes
      on fire

    80. The album is one of the best I heard this year , that been said , he ain’t the controversial rapper anymore he was when he was making the slim shady LP & the marshall mathers LP , I know he ain’t 26 anymore but instead of dissing wack rappers he’s praising them like kanye west aka mr gayfish and lil wayne ( who totally ruined that song no love ) songs like on fire , so bad , wtp & cold as the wind blows are decent tracks but they ain’t about shit , you could bang them threw your stereo but they have no substance at all , but than he hits off with a bunch of deep meaningfull tracks that totally make up for it , the only flaw again is that he in the track ” talking to myself ” wich could have been one of the best tracks on the album again seems to ride kanye and wayne’s cock , overall I’m glad I ain’t hearing the accent anymore , and that he’s back to his more meaningfull tracks , overall rating 3,5 / 5

      1. songs like on fire , so bad , wtp & cold as the wind blows are decent tracks but they ain’t about shit , you could bang them threw your stereo but they have no substance at all ,

        Co Sign &

        overall rating 3,5 / 5
        Co Sign

        Good album a few too many tracks.

        Click the Name foor music

    81. Half of this album is AMAZING…the other half is god AWFUL…same subjects and topics…he is dope but like another comment said…this is his best album in like 8 years…give him one more album and he might be officially back but there is still a lot of bullshit and garbage singing…i can’t get past the second verse on “i’m not afraid” and some other songs where it just gets retarded. Good album overall for Em

    82. THESE HIP-HOP-DX RATERS ARE INSAAAAAAAAANE!!!!! THEY RATED DEVIN THE DUDES ALBUM HIGHER AND THIS ALBUM IS WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY BETTER THAN THAT BULLSHIT!!! AND THEY SAID “NO LOVE” WAS THE ONLY LOW POINT OF THIS ALBUM?????? THAT SONG IS A LYRICAL CLASSIC.. THE BEAT WAS SICK AND WAYNE AND EM RIPPED IT!!!!! I WILL NEVER TRUST HIPHOPDXS’ RATINGS EVER AGAIN IN LIFE BECAUSE THEY ARE FULL OF SHIT!! THIS ALBUM IS EMINEMS BEST BYFAR AND ITS A CLASSIC!!!! HANDS DOWN!!!

      1. YEAH IT IS!!!!! SEE WHAT I MEAN HIPHOPDX???? YALL RATINGS ARE A BUNCH OF BULLSHIT!!!! YALL GOTTA BE POPPING PILLS OR HITTING THE PIPE B4 YALL RATE ALBUMS!!!! I SWEAR, IT JUST DOESNT MAKE SENSE!!

    83. Glad he lost that stupid accent. He sounds vintage, but the terrible hooks, and the fact that lyrically this album still isn’t epic (great wordplay, but not a ton of substance), holds it back from being a classic.

    84. THIS ALBUM IS A CLASSIC!!!!!!!!! LYRICALLY AND SONICALLY!!!! ITS HIS BEST WORK BY FAR!!!!!! THE MAN SHOWS GROWTH IN EVERY SONG AND HE SPITTIN FIRE WE HAVENT HEARD LYRICALLY IN YEEEEEARS!!!!! IM A HOOD AND GHETTO NIGGA AND I WOULD BUMP THIS CD INTILL IT STARTS SKIPPING!!!!!! FUCK PILES AND DRAKE….. THIS CD IS FIRE!!!!! AND TO HIPHOPDX, YALL CAN EAT A DICK FOR GIVING THIS MAN 4 STARS AND DEVIN THE DUDE 5… AND YALL CAN EAT A SHITTY ASS HOLE FOR SAYING THAT “NO LOVE” WAS THE LOWEST POINT OF THIS ALBUM!!! THAT SONG IS 1 OF THE BEST SONGS I HAVE HEARD IN YEEEEEEAAAARS!!!!!

    85. HIP-HOP DX YALL NEED TO STEP YOUR RATING GAME UP!!!!! ONCE AGAIN, I MUST ASK, HOW IS “NO LOVE” THE LOWEST POINT OF THIS ALBUM??????????????? IT MAKES NO SENSE!!!! LIL WAYNE SPIT ONE OF HIS BEST VERSES IN FOREVER AND EMINEM SPIT ONE OF THE BEST VERSES OF ALL TIME ON THAT JOINT!!!! THE BEAT-PRODUCED BY JUST BLAZE BY THE WAY- WAS INCREDIBLE!!!! HOW WAS THIS SONG A LOW POINT??? ITS THE BEST SONG ON THE CD!!!!!!!!!!!! I BET XXL AND SOURCE GET IT RIGHT!!!! 5 MICS AND XXL HANDS DOWN!!!!!!!!

    86. 4 out 5 mics….

      I was one of those listening to Rap since 1987 and Eminem since 1999
      when I heard Relapse I thought it was his worst album!!!! The corny pop culture,shock the world bit he already done in SLim Shady so I was pissed I bought Relapse not to mention the beats were Dre’s basic in a long time. Thought Refill had better songs that should have made the cut for Relapse.

      This Recovery album is his best since Eminem Show nothing will beat that!

      Em’s best albums..From a 38 yr old die hard hip hop fan

      1.) Eminems show
      2.) Slim Shady
      3.) Marshall Mathers
      4.) Encore
      5.) Infinite (Yeah it was weak, stop frontin)
      6.) Relapse

      This album takes 3rd of 4th

      Even though this album will get Album of the year..I still think Lupe Fiasco’s and Detox will be better.

    87. In my opinion this album is more than a 4, but i don’t disagree with the comments made by the reviewer. The verses on the album are insane, but the hooks and some of the beats are questionable. As far as this whole classic term. An album can’t be called a classic till a few years down the line when its true impact can be felt. Look at the true hip hop classics (Illmatic, Reasonable Doubt, 36 chambers, Blackstar, ATLiens and even the Chronic) it took a few years for these albums to truly define their legacy. IN example first time I heard the Slaughterhouse album I thought it would be classic, but I barley play it anymore while first time I hear Food & Liquor I thought it was just good, but now I can’t play it anytime. Definition of a classic is that its timeless you need time to determine that.

    88. I Agree, Lupe and Detox Will Be Nice, BUT THIS ALBUM WAS NICE TOO!!! TOP TO BOTTOM!!!! HOW MUCH GROWTH DOES THE MAN NEED TO SHOW B4 HE GETS HIS DUE DILIGENCE???? HE PAID HIS DUES AND HE DESERVES A CLASSIC RATING!!! THIS ALBUM WAS A CLASSIC!!! WAY BETTER THAN DEVIN THE DUDES WHICH THEY GAVE 5 STARS A WHILE BACK TO!!! IT JUST DOESNT MAKE ANY SENSE!!!

      1. they are just partial to wack shit on this site homey!Shady just hurts thier feelings when he makes a classic so they have to rate it low to feel better about themselves!Eat a FAT DICK hiphopdx!!!Your reviewer needs to put thier hearing aid back on!!!!

    89. Hey guys just be happy that they gave him a positive review. Go to wikipedia and look at the critical response section. Slant gave it 1.5 on 5 and some other place 2.8 on 10. I give commercial critics and media reviews not a whole lot of credit anymore.

      Oh and to the reviewer. You’re gonna find alot of people that are angry that youve givin ‘No Love’ a bad review. Reason being, it truly is the best song on the album.

      All the reviewers are tearing ‘No Love’ apart for some reason.

      1. YOU DAM RIGHT IM PISSED!!!! SMH… IT JUST DOESNT MAKE ANY SENSE!!! I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR A WEEK TO SEE THIS REVIEW… I JUST KNEEEEEW IT WAS GONNA GET 4.1/2 MAYBE 5 AFTER I LISTENED TO IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN!! THIS ALBUM IS NICE!!! AND NO LOVE IS BY FAR THE BEST SONG ON THE ALBUM SO PLEASE EXPLAIN, HOW IS IT A LOW POINT??? I MEAN REALLY?? HOW??!!

    90. 4.5 out 5 mics….

      I was one of those listening to Rap since 1987 and Eminem since 1999
      when I heard Relapse I thought it was his worst album!!!! The corny pop culture,shock the world bit he already done in SLim Shady so I was pissed I bought Relapse not to mention the beats were Dre’s basic in a long time. Thought Refill had better songs that should have made the cut for Relapse.

      This Recovery album is his best since Eminem Show nothing will beat that!

      Em’s best albums..From a 38 yr old die hard hip hop fan

      1.) Eminems show
      2.) Slim Shady
      3.) Marshall Mathers
      4.) Encore
      5.) Infinite (Yeah it was weak, stop frontin)
      6.) Relapse

      This album takes 3rd of 4th

      Even though this album will get Album of the year..I still think Lupe Fiasco’s and Detox will be better.

    91. *
      4.5 out 5 mics….

      I was one of those listening to Rap since 1987 and Eminem since 1999
      when I heard Relapse I thought it was his worst album!!!! The corny pop culture,shock the world bit he already done in SLim Shady so I was pissed I bought Relapse not to mention the beats were Dre’s basic in a long time. Thought Refill had better songs that should have made the cut for Relapse.

      This Recovery album is his best since Eminem Show nothing will beat that!

      Em’s best albums..From a 38 yr old die hard hip hop fan

      1.) Eminems show
      2.) Slim Shady
      3.) Marshall Mathers
      4.) Encore
      5.) Infinite (Yeah it was weak, stop frontin)
      6.) Relapse

      This album takes 3rd of 4th

      Even though this album will get Album of the year..I still think Lupe Fiasco’s and Detox will be better.

    92. 99% OF EMINEM STANS ARE WHITE

      THATS A FACT

      NIGGAZ DONT GET BUTT HURT IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING NEGATIVE TO SAY ABOUT EMINEM.

      ITS ALL WHITE BOYS

      ACCEPT IT!!!!!!!!

      1. Eat a dick!I’m not white and i think this man has talent beyond any of your favorite wack rappers that saturate the airwaves nowadays.So,go fuck yourself!Recovery motherfuckers!!!Next week he hurts your feelings agian and outsells your favorite rappers!GTFOH!!!

      2. LOL! @NUTZ, YOU A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF WHAT I MEANT.

        @OG T-BONE, NOBODY DENIES THE MANS TALENT. ITS HIS FANS THAT NEED TO GET A LIFE…… OR DIE, WHATEVER’S QUICKER

      3. YEAH.. IM NOT WHITE EITHER FOOL… IM BLACK.. AND IM A STREET NIGGA… AND I AINT ASHAMED TO SAY THAT EMINEM IS TOP 5 DEAD OR ALIVE!! CHEW ON THAT!!!

      4. HAHAHAHA!!!! YOU AINT A “STREET NIGGA” LOL. STREET NIGGAS DONT SPEND ALL DAY ON THE INTERNET DEFENDING EMINEM. HAHAHAHAHA!!!

    93. the fact em is spitting with this much vigor, 10 plus years in the game, on his 6th album, is worth the price of admission alone.

      add to the fact, this is his most honest an introspective work ever.

      no fronting, he actually letting you into his real thoughts, weaknesses, strength, lyrical therapy.

      wide range of feels, flows, variety. beats on point, concepts there. incredible piece of work.

      if youre an eminem fan, i cant really see how you dont like this album.

      patterns are crazy, lyrics are rooted in life, impactful rhymes, slick delivery, awesome presentation.

      niggas gotta give it up to slim. i wish all rappers sounded this hungry on their 6th album. this is the biggest selling artist alive, and hes spitting like unsigned hype. if you cant respect that, youre a fuckin clown.

      5 mics. some of the strongest work of his career, cant believe it came out as dope as t did.

      1. and you definitely a bird brain fag nigga.

        you aint lived long.

        thats evident.

        life is hard son, the fact this nigga em spitting this hard after all he been through is incredible to hear.

        always got a mentally deficient herb nigga coming out of pocket, throwing negativity around with no supporting argument. why dont you comment on the album, instead of commenting on niggas that are leaving theirs?

        his energy is up, bars is up, focus is back, and the doubters/bitch niggas are back at full strength.

        you compare the level of spitting here, to the level of spitting jay had on blueprint 3, its clear who really goin hard right now.

        i hope jay steps his shit up after hearing this, em even throwing shots at son on seductive.

        lets get the lyrics back to the top, if you gonna chasse a trend, at least push yourself lyrically. jay been coasting, em finally woke up.

    94. I AINT DICK RIDING THIS MAN NEITHER!!!! I JUST FEEL LIKE HE REALLY PUT A LOT OF THOUGHT AND EMOTION INTO THIS RECORD AND DESERVED A 5 STAR RATING!! HIS LAST 2 ALBUMS WERE GARBAGE, BUT THIS ONE WAS REALLY NICE!!! THEY RATED RELAPSE A 3.5 AND GAVE THIS 1 A 4.0 BUT IT REALLY DESERVES 4.5/5.0… NO QUESTION!!! HIP-HOP DX REVIEWERS ARE THE WORST IN THE BUSINESS!!!! FOR EXAMPLE, THEY SAID, AND I QUOTE THAT “NO LOVE WAS A LOW POINT ON THIS ALBUM”… AND THEY GAVE DEVIN THE DUDES GARBAGE ASS ALBUM A 4.5 OR A 5.0 A FEW MONTHS BACK AND THIS ALBUM PUTS THAT BULL SHIT TO SHAME!! IM DONE VENTING.. I GOT MONEY AND MOVES TO MAKE, BUT THIS REVIEWER HAD TO BE HIGH AS FUCK TO SAY THAT NO LOVE WAS A LOW POINT!!! IT JUST DOESNT MAKE SENSE!!!

      1. WOW DUDE, YOUR REALLY PASSIONATE ABOUT EMINEM. DOES YOUR BOYFRIEND GET JEALOUS? DO YOU HAVE FRIENDS? A LIFE?

      2. BITCH UR MOM AND GRAND MA PROBLEY SUCKED A LOT OF COCKS IN THEIR LIFE TIME AND THE ‘FRUIT’ DOESNT FALL FAR FROM THE TREE!!! JUST KEEP THAT IN MIND WHEN U SUCK YOUR FIRST COCK(IF U HAVENT DONE SO ALREADY) AND QUESTION WHERE U GOT THE TALENT FROM.. U FIRST CLASS BITCH!! U TALK SHIT BEHIND A KEYBOARD AND A COMPUTER AND THAT TELLS ME YOU AINT NO MAN!!! I WAS SPEAKING MY MIND ABOUT THE REVIEW AND YOU COME CALLING ME OUT FROM CYBER SPACE.. I LIKE TO SETTLE DISPUTES FACE TO FACE!!! IF U AINT MAN ENOUGH TO BRING IT TO THE STREET THAN DONT TALK SHIT TO ANOTHER MAN BEHIND A KEY BOARD!! MY THOUGHTS AINT HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH YOU IN THE FIRST PLACE!! YOU CYBER SPACE BITCH!! GO RUN TELL YA MOMMA THAT!

      3. YOU RIGHT, YOU CAUGHT ME, I AM GAY. SORRY FOR POSTING SO MUCH, BUT I REALLY, REALLY, REALLY, LOVE EMINEM. I HAVE POSTERS OF HIM ALL OVER MY BEDROOM. MY MOM HATES IT, AND KEEPS TELLIN ME TO GET A JOB……… BUT IM TO STUPID TO WORK 🙁

      4. DONT SAY SHIT ABOUT DEVIN THE DUDE…A “REAL” ARTIST AND STORYTELLER IN THIS GAME..NOT A MADE UP..FAIRYTALE..PRETEND NIG LIKE EMINEM…THE MAN WITH NO HITS…

      5. DONT SAY SHIT ABOUT DEVIN THE DUDE…A “REAL” ARTIST AND STORYTELLER IN THIS GAME..NOT A MADE UP..FAIRYTALE..PRETEND NIG LIKE EMINEM…THE MAN WITH NO HITS…

      6. LMFAO DEVIN THE DUDE BETTER THEN EMINEM!!?! wow you stupidity and ignorence is really astounding

    95. I’d give the album 4.5/5 but I’m disappointed with HHDX review… Seems to be rushed and thrown together… Still a 4/5 was well earned considering Relapse and Encore received 3.5/5

    96. This album is a 4.5 out of 5 easily! “W.T.P.” is the only track that i’m not feeling on this Joint…EM IS THE BEST RAPPER ALIVE RIGHT NOW!!!!!

    97. I didn’t like this album the first time I listened to it bc it wasn’t the Em i grew up listening to. but i realized hes not gunna be that guy anymore so i listened to it more and i really like this album. It’s different from Em’s other albums.

      Fav Songs:
      – Talking to Myself (Em’s rhymes are deep and meaningful)
      – Going Through Changes (liked Em’s lyrics)
      – Not Afraid (Good beat, good chorus, good lyrics, great song)
      – No Love (creative beat, didn’t like Wayne on this track)
      – Space Bound (love the acoustic style beat)
      – 25 To Life (fav track of the album, love this song)
      – Almost Famous (Like the flow)
      – Love The Way You Lie (Em’s good, good chorus)
      – You’re Never Over (Good tribute to Proof, different style for Em but i think he pulls it off on this one)

      1. I agree with you man, I think us Em fans are always expecting him to bring the same heat as the slim shady and mathers lp’s, we gotta realize his a different dude now, he’s been through heaps the past few years and life changes. Recovery is a really solid album, good beats some good hooks and ems versus are sharper and better than ever, I rate this album a solid 4 out of 5, Im real happy with it and as eminem says in his songs “im back, and apologize’s to his fans” I cant wait to hear more of Em’s music over the next year.

    98. I thought it was a good album, not his strongest and not his weakest. (BTW I do not claim to know everything, this of course is my opinion)

      Negatives:
      I did not enjoy most of the beats and thought they sounded too alike.
      The album was a bit long and some of the songs dragged on.
      The guest appearances, Em WTF??? (E.G. Rihanna, Pink) Don’t get me wrong I like singing when its on point. Dido helped make Stan IMHO possibly your best song.
      Oh and stop singing so much please

      Positives:
      As always the flow is ridiculous and no one should be able to argue with that. (Oh and thanks for losing the accent haha)
      Lyrics once again are put together in a way only Eminem can do
      Also I think the subject matter here was a step up from relapse.

      So to summarize, as always the skill this guy has is out of this world. The flow is still ridiculous, get some better beats, trim the fat, and this would be a classic album. 4/5

      Stand out tracks:
      Going Through Changes
      Not Afraid
      Space Bound
      25 to life
      Almost Famous
      Untitled

      BTW
      Marshal Mathers LP: 5/5
      Slim Shady LP: 4.5/5
      Infinite: 4.5/5

    99. I liked this album, but to be honest, I wasn’t really feeling the beats and hooks. I’m a die hard eminem stan, no shame, but the album was a little disappointing. lyrics are always on point with em, thats a given, but its all the little things missing that keep it from being great.

      Where are all the funny ad libs he used to do? i know he was going for a more serious approach this time, but the skits and ad libs and almost carnival like beats were what made first few albums unique.

      i also dont like how he keeps shitting on relapse. sure that wasnt his best album, the voice was waaaay over done, but really that was the only thing that really bugged me. still better than 90% of the other shit out there.

      heres my em album list if anyone cares:

      1. MMLP
      2. SSLP
      3. EMINEM SHOW
      4/5 RELAPSE RECOVERY TIED
      6. 8 MILE simply for his classics on that
      7. RE- UP (nobody ever talks about that one)
      8. ENCORE (had like 5 good songs, but they were really good)

    100. This review is pretty poor in that it goes into lots of detail about random songs and not others. It refers to the album as being experimental although the beats are just a tap into what sounds people are currently using and there’s little focus on the great range in vocal approaches which past Eminem albums have lacked and which makes this album so refreshing in comparison to what other people are putting out at the moment.

      The energy in Eminem’s vocals throughout this album is incredibly high, the songs have a lot of playback value because there are rhymes within rhymes within rhymes that call for rewinds and it’s a continuation of a soap opera we’re so familiar and interested in (Kim, the kids, Proof etc).

      It’s worth noting the artist’s maturity (this is the first time he’s never done a song dissing his Mother), the positive outlook of many songs and his return to ‘The Eminem Show’ form of sometime back.

      The one Dr. Dre produced track on here goes to show that it was a good move the guy didn’t get involved any further. It’s the same tried and tested, predictable, formulaic and familiar style of beat which was absolutely all over Relapse and probably a big part of why people found that last album lack luster.

      1. werent you just saying recovery was a great album wow pick one i dont think its a classic like these fags on here that dont understand music

      2. GUCCI?!?!?! GUCCI!?!?!?! ARE YOU FUCKIN SERIOUS!!?!?!LMFAO!?!?! HELL IS HAVING TO LISTEN TO NOTHING GUCCI MANE’S BITCH ASS REPEATEDLY TILL THE END OF ETERNITY

    101. really fucking good, I’m impressed. I always knew he could make these type of songs that he did. I love the fact that it’s on some real life shit! real heart felt. There are just a few joints that are ehhh, otherwise I’d a gave it a 5. but it is definetly one of his best!!!

    102. MY top 5:
      1. EMINEM
      2. lupe
      3. nas
      4. biggie
      5. jay z

      top 5 in general:
      1. rakim
      2. big daddy kane
      3. biggie
      4. nas
      5. pac

      1. i wish you stupid faggots would stop putting your whack ass top 5 lists on here…no one gives two shits

    103. i was just wondering did em ever address bruno’s nekked ass in his face. or did he just give some random excuse for letting a flaming fa*got put his nekked ass in his mouth. that shyt was no where close to hip hop. and was gay ass a mofo

      1. lol you call him gay yet youre the only nigga who remembers that shit… hmm I wonder who is really the faggot?

    104. even the songs i don’t enjoy as much are still good in the sense that Eminem’s verses are the best wordplay ive heard in a long time.

      5/5

    105. Moment of clarity blew balls….production is not em’s strong point at all..stick to rapping….his new ish sucks too

      1. THIS THE TYPE OF DUMASS SHIT IM TALKIN ABT..AT LEAST HE TRYIN..IF THIS WAS ANY CREDIBLE ENTERTAINER…I.E JAYZ AND OTHERS..YALL WOULD SAY THE SHIT WACK..CALL A SPADE A SPADE…THE SHIT WACK

    106. THIS ALBUM WACK JUST LIKE EMINEM HAS BEEN FOR THE LAST 9 YRS…FANTAS LAND ASS RAPPER…AND THIS REVIEW GIVING HIM A 4 FOR THIS BULLSHIT IS LAUGHABLE…JUST CAUSE A NIG RAPS LOUDER THAN HE USUALLY DOES DONT MAKE IT HOT…PPL WHO RATE EMINEM SO HIGH ARE COMPLETELY OUT OF TOUCH WITH WHAT PPL ACTUALLY LIKE…THIS ALBUM JUST LIKE HIS LAST 4 OR 5 WILL GET NO PLAY FROM ANYBODY WHO REALLY LISTENS TO RAP AND NOT THE “I ONLY LIKE EMINEM” FOLKS..FUC OUTTA HERE..AN WAYNE IS THE BEST PART ABOUT “NO LOVE: TO THE DUMMY THAT SAID HE WAS THE WEAK LINK ON THE SONG…JUST MAKIN UP SHIT THESE DAYS…GA-BAGE…BUT I FORGET NO HOT SINGLES OR ALBUMS IN YRS BUT HES THE BEST RAPPER…HIPHOP LIES

      1. lil wanye sucks balls listen to rebirth the only good song was drop the world and em was the reason it was a good song he needs to start writting he raps so he doesnt sound like a compleete retard in some songs he repeats the line over and over again listen to 2pac and learn something

      2. U NIGZ IS DUMB..I GIV UP..NO HOPE..NOBODY SAID SHIT ABOUT YOUNG MONEY..LAME ASS NIGZ…I SAID EMINEM”THE RAPPER WIT NO HITS OR ALBUMS” JUST DROPPED ANOTHER WACK ASS COLLECTION OF NO HITS.. AND THE ONE DECENT SONG JUST HAPPENS TO BE COURTESY OF LIL WAYNE…THANK ME LATER…LAME ASS HIPHOP BLOGISTS WIT NO BASIS FOR THE THINGS THEY DISCUSS

      3. ur a total fuckin idiot dude, u obviously listen to kiss fm all day u fuckin poser ass bitch, go listen to justin tiberlake and drake u faggot

      4. So I guess being voted the best rapper alive and the best rapper ever and having a bunch of multi-platinum selling CDs and being crowned the artist of the decade selling more albums than anyone else…EVER (Eminem 31 million, the BEATLES 28million) doesn’t make you even a decent rapper. And it DEFINITELY shows that no one that likes rap likes your music (11 Grammies)…yikes. Em is awful. He should retire.

        ps. This album is NUTS. He’s back to his old self.

        pps. How can anyone who only types in CAPS and can’t spell or even sound like a real person call anyone else stupid?

      5. wtf 9 years he has been wack ur dum u really are dum seriously, your telling me most of his albums are shit ok dude, jay z 50 cent, the game, dr dre, nas, all collaborated with him, they wouldent have if they thought he was wack, nas even said his in my top 5, this album is sick, its different, its ok u prob just need a hug.

      6. That dude just say that Eminem sold more than Beatles ever?!!!!

        Moron Beatles sold 500 mill!! yes 500 million! Half a billion!

      7. you, u really are a young money dick rider, u bitch like drake and wayne and the bullshit “rappers” call rap. ppl like u r the ones that ruin the game. u fuking ignorant childish fag

      8. go jack off to another Wayne poster and calm your ass down. who died and made you the final and only decision with music. its all a matter of opinion you child. if you like young money ( i do too but i also love eminem ) and hate eminem. then get the hell off of an eminem review page. stop hatin just because you have nothing better to do. get a job. if you have one get 2. stay busy. drain some of that hate out of your body. my gosh.

      9. Go listen to another Niki Minaj song cocksmoker, people like you are why rap/hip hop is crashing! U “Roger That”? Whats funny is every review i’ve read praises this album. An wayne jus got hot. Anyone who doubts me should check out his first albums or his Hot Boys bullshit. Theres always people who hate masterpieces and all ya’ll should stock up on KY jelly and head to San Fransisco

    107. lol I don’t even need to respond to this.. you ethered yourself with the spelling/grammar. Try and graduate high school, faggot.

    108. 4.5 / 5

      Great album, his best work since Eminem Show (Obviously) A lot of passion and emotion runs wild on this album, and it shows. A lot of ignorant comments are posted here, and it is a shame because it seems like people don’t even put effort anymore. Not even clever at all. Children these days! If you are a fan, you are dick ryder. If you aren’t, you are a fag who doesnt know shit. Okay kids.

      Anyways, favorite tracks are Cinderella Man, Talkin 2 Myself, 25 2 Life

      Eminem Show
      Marshall Mathers LP
      Recovery
      Slim Shady LP
      Relapse
      Encore

    109. Easily Eminems worst album.
      No cohesiveness, poor songwriting, poor beats, poor organization of songs (track 1 – last track are not in a good order) it seems like random songs inserted into and called an album. Realistically I am not surprised by the 5/5 ratings as Em could have made an album about gay sex and you stans would call it a concept album and say he lyrically killed it.

      Ems Albums from Best to Worst
      1) The Eminem Show
      2) MMLP
      3) SSLP
      4) Relapse
      5) Encore
      6) Recovery

      1. stans, stans, stans. get the fuck out of here with that terminology. The album was one of his best. It shows how much you know to even try and attempt to put fuckin’ Relapse and Encore before this album. Go study some music.

      2. mate putting it bluntly ur the only gay on the whole site, u dont know what ur talking about do u even listen to hip hop u FAG !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

      3. Is that the best insult you can come up with? Your own idol (Em) supports gay marriage and hangs out with Elton John. You stans are so fickle. So Just because I think Recovery is wack that makes me gay and an idiot? LMAO

        Recovery is Eminem WORST album, and I can go on about why but you stans have nothing else to say but weak disses. SIGH you are a disgrace –
        jayz stans >>>>>>>eminem stans

      1. You got like 20 posts in this thread, get the fuck over yourself, lol, nobody cares how much you hate the shit, aint gonna stop us from liking it, speak your piece and bounce motherufucker

    110. Marshall Mathers LP
      Slim Shady LP (At a close 2nd)
      Eminem Show
      Recovery
      Relapse
      Encore
      (Not counting Infinite because it wasn’t a major album release)

    111. Your soooo HOOD an not to mention racist u faggot em is ledge 2nd best to pac. ur jus a hater n a dumb 1 at tht hahahhahahah faggot ass cracker hiding behind a coump u must really run the streets hahahhahahha fuck u n ur mother fucking momma

    112. Whoever is saying eminem is wack and has been wack for the last nine years is just a gay faggot that sucks dick on tuesday afternoons.

    113. what a fucking HORRIBLE review!!! the worst ive read on the sight… the rating is fine but my god he doesnt decipher the album at alll

      minus some dodgy beats and awful choruses this album is crazy… eminems flow, wordplay (which are so incredible probably flew over most peoples head) multi-syllabic rhyming matched with some deep content is very impressive and puts it behind MMLP and TES for me

    114. hahaha Internet Thug! look out. hes gunna start designing guns out of symbols on his next comment! look out! hahaha learn how to spell you tool.

    115. As A long time fan I can easily say this is one of his top 3 albums, he fixed all the things I didnt like, such as the cornball lead singles and Over the top Content, and kept the things I wanted, with his emotional content and punchlines(Which might be better now then they ever were)…………Its not a perfect album but its the album I been waiting for ol boy to make, took him long enough

      4.5/5

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    117. the best is every black person i met praises this “White Gay Cracker” for his skill. Never met one from New York to Philly who didnt like him. Mybe if Em started rappin about how much drugs he sells or lie about who they are and what they are jus to sell records. Listen to rappers and look at their backgrounds asshole. Most of the MC’s out right now arent street one fuckin bit or their deadbeat ass niggas. Go listen to Rick Ross’s bitch ass, thats a real rapper… O yea, he was a fuckin CI… Hatin ass niggaz like u are jokes.

    118. I usually don’t disagree with the reviews on hiphopdx.com but this one is disappointing… I do agree with most of what the reviewer says, but it’s the rating that hurts.

      This is album is leaps and bounds above Relapse and even Relapse was given 4 X’s!

      1. my apologies, hiphopdx, Relapse was given a 3.5. I stand corrected.

        This album still deserves a 4.5!

    119. there’s nothing worse than a stan…be it a lil wayne one or an eminem one…y’all need to relax get the pubes out of your mouth from sucking your idol and respect people’s opinions…eminem is a beast and definitely top 10 mc and I respect weezy’s grind and his contribution to hip hop…there’s room for anyone who has creativity…this aint my favorite Em album..its cool,not mad at it at all but u stans are making it like its thegreatest album ever recorded…relax

    120. Did you switch the writer who does your reviews because the last 2 months of reviews have been inconsistent. recovery 4/5 really!!! okay so what your saying is Slim shady LP and the Marshall Mathers LP are classics. 5/5.No they are both eminems best albums but not classics. Now back to Recovery. Eminems latest effort is boring, beat selection horrible, every hook sounds the same and his content is wack. Eminem is not clever any more and we have all heard this before. Not creative. You know the Album sucks when the best song on the cd is the outro!! I love eminems music as much as the next fan but since the slim shady LP and the Marshall Mathers LP eminem has been an average rapper. The recovery album 2.5/5. Let the hate begin!!

      1. No hate, you can think what you want, I just think your wrong about every point you made……….lol, especially the outro being the best song, I can think of 8 on the album better, the lyrics dont bore me, I like most the beats, etc etc, only one I’ll give you is the hooks, coulda been better, but I been an Em fan since the begining and I love the album

        Its not hate, I just think your wrong, lol

    121. Em is lyrically off the chain with this album, top 3 definitely… MMLP, SSLP, Recovery… the rest I wrote off, this is the Em I started listenin to, this is the Em I wanna listen to, this album is his most mature album, 5/5

    122. Em is lyrically off the chain with this album, top 3 definitely… MMLP, SSLP, Recovery… the rest I wrote off, this is the Em I started listenin to, this is the Em I wanna listen to, this album is his most mature album, 5/5

    123. I hope this album is succesful for him, If not interscope might force him to go back in and make another clown show record, which would really be unfortunate

      Record comes out monday right??

    124. i will give 5 because it has what the game is missing right now.

      lyrics with meaning.

      marshall mathers lp> eminem show = recovery> slimshady lp > relapse = encore

    125. 1 star
      Eminem use to be sick like magic johnson
      back in 03 he was the the ish and reached his peak.

      But since coming out of retirement he is more like jordan on the wizards

      Relapse had annoying accents but most songs were conceptually and lyrically on point.

      Recovery is all over the place and is a major disappointment. It is the WOAT eminem album

      The people that are comparing this weak album to The Eminem Show or MMLP or SSLP are on crack.

      Encore >>>>>>>>>>>> Recovery

      1. @ Geston

        Nope, not on crack over here, and I’m still comparing it to TES and the MMLP

        Anybody who rates this as his worst album is just either tired of the dude or has no taste………Worse then Encore and Relapse??……..lol, whatever lil buddy

    126. it goes like this

      1. MMLP (unfuckable)
      2. SSLP
      3. Eminem Show
      4. Recovery
      5. Relapse (album was trash but his rhyming was dope. fuck that accents)
      6. Encore

      1. I agree with this. To go into more detail:

        1. The Marshall Mathers LP (5 stars out of 5)
        2. The Slim Shady LP (4.5 stars)
        3. The Eminem Show (4.25 stars)
        4. Recovery (4 stars)
        5. Relapse (3.5 stars)
        6. Encore (2.75 stars)

      2. Once again…..you doggin’ on Em because he’s mainstream but showing Brotha Lynch love because he’s not……knowing damn well that he doesn’t hold a candle to Em lyrically or in any other capacity imaginable having to do with music. Can we ban this ass hat???

    127. 1. RECOVERY 2. MMLP 3. EMINEM SHOW 4. SSLP 5. RELAPSE 6. ENCORE i’m blown away by this effort! I know music. TRUST ME as hard as it gets! RECOVERY!

    128. This is the best album I heard as far as rhymes go from Em, Some of the samples used wouldn’t have been my first choice. This album is by the far the best lyrically for Em. I can’t stop listening to it in my ipod. I am going to buy this album next week.

      This album is hands down better then any other album I have heard lately. Lyrically there is no album I have heard better in the last few years.

      My fav songs are
      So bad, So good
      25 to life
      Seduction
      Almost Famous.

    129. Side note because I figure this is the best place to post it: One of the Intunes bonus tracks is a Slaughterhouse collabo, except Joe Budden isnt on it because his label Amalgam still playin dirty pool with his solo contract, so its basically Em featuring Royce, Crooked and Joell……….Confirmed by Budden himself on http://www.jbtv.com forums………..For those intrested

    130. MMLP (Classic)
      Eminem Show (4.5)
      Relapse(4.5)
      Recovery (4)
      SSLP (4)

      Em on Almost Famous >>>>>>>>>>>

    131. i think all the songs on tha album are tha shit but i cant get used to the singin on your never over

      1. Co Sign

        I usually give em a pas on his hooks because, for a rapper, he does them pretty well, especially since he does them on his own and doesnt cop out with an auto Tune

        But, on the Your Never over joint, that was painful to listen to,lol, Em can carry a tune but he need to fall back on them high notes, like for real…….

    132. All I know is, the album is fire, and Em WENT IN on that No Love track. He murdered MC’s, without even calling out names. His flow and delivery on that song are ridiculous! “Somebody get these cocksuckers off the stage, where the fuck is Kanye when you need him?” lol

      My rating is a 4/5, but compared to the music coming out nowadays, 5/5.

    133. im sure the album is dope gonna cop it soon as i get some mutha fucking money.

      ps.im an american i have a huge penis and i can suck my own cock!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    134. you cant really place em’s albums in order of greatness…they are already in order…true mc’s are telling the story of their life through there music as they go…he never slips and always rips ALWAYS

    135. This album is at least a 4.5 hiphopdx. This and Distant Relatives are the best albums this year.
      In terms of talent, this is eminems comeback album.
      In terms of popularity and buzz this is gonna get, this is eminems Blueprint 3. Eminem and back to the top with Jay now.
      Its amazing. Any coincidence they are doing concerts together this year? I think not.

    136. ‘SAVING ONE HIPHOP SOUL AT A TIME”..

      @ ALL THESE.LAME ASS..WEAK ASS..NO TASTE NEW HIPHOP DX NIGZ..THEYCALLMEDUTCH..I BEEN TYPIN’ IN CAPS AND I WILL CONTINUE..IF U TAKE THE TIME TO READ MY SHIT…U GET THE POINT..ADDRESS THE COMMENT OR SHUT THE FUC UP..FUC YO GRAMMER AND WEAK ASS OPINION..DUMMIES

      1.THIS ALBUM IS NOWHERE NEAR A MASTERPIECE…DOGGYSTYLE..THE CHRONIC..READY TO DIE..AMERICAN GANGSTER..BLUEPRINT..IT WAS WRITTEN..DEVIN THE DUDE(JUST TRYIN TA LIVE)..SOUTHERNPLALISTICADILLACMUZIK ARE EXAMPLES OF MASTERPIECES…THIS IS NEITHER OF THOSE AND WILL NEVER BE….CLASSICS AGE WELL..THIS WONT..AND IF U DONT BELIEVE ME..CHECK BACK IN A COUPLE YRS…

      2. NOBODY IN MY CITY OR YOURS RIDES AROUND TO THIS SHIT OR NO EMINEM ALBUMS FOR THAT MATTER…NOWHERE IN CHICAGO WILL U HEAR AN EMINEM RECORD THIS SUMMER OR NEXT…FACTS

      .3. DONT EVER CHALLENGE MY HIPHOP CREDIBILITY OR KNOWLEDGE..KEEP THAT PUSSY-ASS SHIT DIRECTED TOWARDS THE NEXT MUHFUCKA…

      4. NUMBERS DONT LIE BUT IN THIS CASE THEY PROLLY’ BUMPED UP BECAUSE OF (LET ME THINK ABOUT IT FOR A MINUTE)..NO CRDIBLE ALBUM SINCE HIS SECOND ONE..NO HITS PLAYED ON BLK RADIO AT ALL..NO SONGS AT THE CLUB…WHERE IS THE JUSTIFICATION FOR HIM BEING CALLED BEST RAPPER ALIVE…HE WOULD’VE BEEN CONSIDERED FELL OFF AFTER 5 YRS..NO TOURS…BEST RAPPER ALIVES GO ON TOUR…BEST RAPPER ALIVE’S ARE HEARD EVERYWHERE..CARS..CLUBS..HOUSE PARTIES…”IM EVERYWHERE..U NEVER THERE”..JAY Z IS BEST RAPPER ALIVE..I CALL’EM LIKE I SEE’ EM..DUMMIES

      1. Also, how can you tell whether or not summin gonna “Age well”, you a time traveler or summin,lol, if so do me a favor and find out what tomorrows winning lottery numbers are, thanx in advance

        lol, nobody cares whether or not you like the album, you could print 30 of these essays about how much you hate it and Its not gonna change my opinion

        Thats what so great about opinions, God gave us all one of our own, stop trying to beat people over the head with yours

      2. @BUDDY WHO COMMENTED…

        I CANT CHANGE OPINIONS..I CAN ONLY TELL U WHAT IT IS..AND WHAT IT IS IS LACKLUSTER BULLSHIT..NONE OF THIS IS CUTTING EDGE OR JUST REALLY ALL THAT GOOD..AND U RIGHT OPINIONS R URS TO HAVE..I POINT OUT GLARING HOLES IN EMINEM CATALOGUE INCLUDING THIS ONE AND U COME UP WIT SOME DUMMIE COMMENT ABOUT GET OVER MYSELF…AND I DONT WRITE ESSAYS.. I OFFER ENLIGHTENMENT…”SAVIN ONE HIPHOP SOUL AT A TIME”

      3. @ Dutch

        I have no problem, or real intrest, in what you do or dont like but I scrolled down the page and you already proved your point, we get it, you aint feelin it, now move on.

        It aint just with Em, its the same with everybody, I went to the drake thread and seen the same guy post his negativity 30 times, lol, I aint like Drakes album either, so I gave it 1 X, posted my opinion and stepped off, no need to sit there and beat people over the head, If they like it, let em……..

      4. First off American Gangster is not a masterpiece………..You been Shady hater for some time now…..U know in your heart he’s way doper than Jay so give it up…..the album may not be a masterpiece only because bout 3 songs shoudn’t have made the album…….

        You also said he’s been nothing since his first 2 albums, nigga is you retarded Eminem Show was a masterpiece gay………and Im black

      5. Jay-z, 3 dope albums-Reasonable Doubt, Blue print, The Black Album.

        Nas, 6 dope albums-Illmatic, It was Written, Stillmatic, Hip Hop is Dead, Untitled, Distant relatives.

        You’re a fucking clown. Also, best rapper alive-Joe Budden and I gaurentee you don’t hear him in your, ‘hood,’ ie. the leafy suburbs.

      6. this guy is indeed one of the biggest cornballs to post on this page…

        who the fuck are you to tell us what’s “real or not”?? we couldn’t care less about your hip-hop diploma daddy-yo!

      7. first off jay is king its not close second how many songs is em gonna bitch about his lady n take her back hes a pussy second ems word play is great but how many cheesy comercial teenage tracks he gonna make n I know this cd is good but cmon he aint nas jay talib ghost big pac they where real this dudes just a whinny white boy

      8. I agree that Jay Z is the best. He’s mastered the music (with out really selling out) and the business parts of hip-hop. He’s released at least one classic album. Maybe more depending on your opinion. And he has shown his influence by making kanye west and j cole (as well as others). and he’s “got the hottest bitch in the game wearin’ my chain”. lol

      9. Yo Dutch… LMAO..

        Dude judging by your masterpieces. I can tell your just a Commercial Loving Puppet.
        Dr. Dre, Snoop, Jay, Nas.. Doggystyle was not a classic. Niether was Devin The Dude. But It sounds like you mainly dig the West Coast Rap Sounds so that’s cool. But Dude. Don’t act like your have Great Taste in Hip Hop, you have Good Taste.

        This album is not a classic but it’s better than I thought it would be. Em said that about Wayne and Kanye because at the time, Em was on Drugs and losing it. That’s why he would have had his ass handed to em. Em will murder them dudes right now if he wanted to.

        True MasterPieces…

        Reflection Eternal
        Illmatic
        Ressurection
        Moment Of Truth
        Capital Punishment
        Infamous
        Black On Both Sides

        Those right there are the 7 GREATEST ALBUMS EVER..

        I’m probably forgetting sum..

        PeaCe

      10. @DUKE BOY..ONE OF THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS..U ALREADY KNOW I DONT FUC IT YA BOY..BUT ITS WITHIN REASON…JUST LIKE U DONT FUC IT JAY..AMERICAN GANGSTER AS DEFINITELY A CLASSIC…ANY ALBUM THAT CAN BE PLAYED IN ALL DIFFERENT SETTINGS FRONT TO BACK IS A CLASSIC..

        @THAT OTHER LAME ASS BLOGGER…IF THE SOUTHSIDE OF CHICAGO IS A LEAFY SUBURB..U NEED TO COME TELL THESE NIGZ THAT…WHERE THA FUC U FROM THAT “DOGGSTYLE” IS NOT A CLASSIC AND NUTHIN ABOUT MY EXAMPLES SHOWS I PREFER WEST COAST MUSIC..THE WEST AINT HAD A HIT SINCE THE DEATH OF DEATH ROW..REAL TALK…

        @MIKEYMIKE…THAT LIST IS DEFINITELY NOT A MASTERPIECE LIST..ITS A BACKPACK STARTER KIT

      11. @ Dutch………Jay always been one of my favorites…………..Almost every song on American Gangster is listenable but only “American Dreaming” was a classic song on the album……….anyways I’ll give American Gangster 4.5/5 thats the same rating I’ll give Recovery

    137. this record is by far the most sophisticated one i’ve ever heard!!! he’s definately back on his grind, that’s for sure!!!
      anyone who deny it are simply haters or fucking dickriders!!!
      recovery even tops tmmlp!!!
      can’t wait to buy it on monday!!

      RECOVERY JUNE 21!!!

      BUY IT!!!!

    138. WHO THE FUCK compared Recovery to Blue Print 3…u dumb as fuck…haahahahaa Recovery is OK…Ill throw up 4 stars just cuz….but this is not even close to Blue Print 3….u drunk as fuck

    139. the album had only 4 songs that i actually liked, a lot of the songs sounded like eminem just ranting about bullshit, and his new delivery doesn’t sound good. i think he’s just trying to rap as loud as he can and fit as many words into the verse as he can because hes very desperate to appear lyrical, however i would much rather hear eminem flow smoothly to the beat. the only songs i liked were going through changes, space bound, almost famous and cinderella man. eminem also sang far too much on this album which was a real shame because eminems singing is absolutley dreadful, please eminem PLEASE!!! stop singing, you can’t sing for shit and everytime you sing on a song you f**king ruin it. stop trying to sing. this album is better than relapse and encore but not better or equal to eminem show, mmlp, sslp or infinite.

    140. also we’ll just see what these eminem fans will be saying about this album in a years time, i bet last year they were all saying Relapse was a classic. its just the hype, wait till the hype wears off on you and you’ll realize this album is nowhere near a classic

      1. lol, nobody ever said Relapse was a classic, this one is close INO, but its all good, Ems got plenty of money so I could care less who else agrees or how many negative reviews he gest, as long as he comes with albums like this I’ll be happy

    141. ” Thank God I didn’t do it / I would of had my ass handed to me…”
      Dear Mr. Omar Burgess and everyone who reads this,

      There is no such thing as ‘would of…’, ‘could of…’, ‘should of…’
      What you wanna say is would HAVE could HAVE should HAVE!!!
      Think about what you’re writing it makes no sense.
      What the fuck is could OF?
      I’m not one of these people that corrects everone’s spelling mistakes…
      Make as many spelling mistakes as you want but dont phrase a sentence that makes no sense.

      Thank you

      1. “Think about what you’re writing it makes no sense.”

        Should be

        “Think about what you’re writing. It makes no sense.”

        …and…

        “I’m not one of these people that corrects everone’s spelling mistakes…”

        Should be

        “I’m not one of THOSE people that corrects EVERYONE’S spelling mistakes…”

        And just to piss you off, I’ll say I could of kept on going.

    142. pretty solid review. Could have used a whole lot more detail behind the rating.. personally i give it a 4.5/5 great album and above relapse/encore just right below his classics (MMLP,SSLP,TES) great album and a must have.

    143. I’m preparing to buy this mega dope album next week. Even though I’ve downloaded the leak I’ma buy it as a show of my support to Eminem. Might even buy 2 of this. Shit is dope!

      1. I wish I had enough money to buy an albums just so someone who is already a millionaire can make another 10 bucks….

      2. Da Police
        People like you are why this world will never heal…

        Tracer_One
        I’m with you minus the two, that’s why I’m buying this album too… If it’s dope I will pay!

      3. Ignorant ass fucks. It’s 20fucking10 everything is not about being black or white anymore. So much focus on race on this message board, it ain’t the 50s no more…

    144. This album has not changed my mind about Eminem. I don`t find his music captivating. It`s more of something to ignore. It`s downright annoying. I never doubted his lyrical skills but it`s not enough to make me wanna* buy his album or even download for free. To each his own but when it comes to Eminem,I`ll stay on my own.

      1. How old are you? I forget that half the people posting messages on this board are 15, and were 5 years old when Eminem came out 10 years ago, and don’t remember the sheer impact he had and how he changed the game. Before him there was only gangsta rap, and a handful of brothas trying to do “conscious rap”. He broke down a lot of barriers for real lyricists in all sub-genres of hip hop. I still remember how he was straight unfuckwitable and the biggest thing in the world from 99-03 until just after 8 mile came out.

    145. 1.MMLP(Untouchable,Unfuckable)
      2.SSLP(Mother fucking great)
      3.TES(Fucking great)
      4.Recovery(Great)
      5.Relapse(I like it.It’s for maniac)
      6.Encore(bad)

    146. i think the album is straight and is a move in the right direction but a classic, NOPE. his only great album is M.M. lp but i know telling this to white kids will hurt their feelings. for the record, i am a EMINEM fan but in the “GOLDEN ERA” we have heard countless classic. NOW I FEEL PEOPLE WILL YELL “CLASSIC” on good albums because the bar has been set lower than in the “GOLDEN ERA”. Ironically enough, THE LAST CLASSIC YEAR FOR HIP HOP WAS 1998 (Mos Def, DMX, BIG PUN, TALIB KWELI and etc.) and EMINEM GOT POPULAR IN 1999. HMMM?????

      P.S. i am glad EMINEM admitted he was hating on LIL WAYNE and if he would’ve DISSED KANYE WEST, he woulda had his ASS handed to it but STAN ANDROIDS won’t get that message just like they didn’t get the message about him ADMITTING he only sells records because he’s white LIKE HE RAPPED ON “WHITE AMERICA”.

      1. lol smh….Are you retarded? Eminem isnt saying that Wayne and Ye would hand him his ass, listen to the track again you dumbass. He’s saying during the time when he was on drugs on going thru what he was that they wouldve. You are outta your mind if you think that Wayne or Ye can spit with this dude. its pretty aparent on No love whos the better rapper. And the only time being white benefited his album sales was the slim shady lp, because it was every1s first look at a white rapper who is a good MC. Being white open the door for him and thats what hes rapping about on White America. Every album after that was sold on skill alone

        Congrats you learned somethin today….

        RECOVERY June 21, Cop it

      2. yea its good but whites n teens r 70 percent of ems sales bro cmon n second who u think all thos character voice songs r for u think real hiphop fans r listening to those cheesy songs no where not so u learned something

      3. Where you getting all these numbers from? 70 percent white ppl and teens? you the president of soundscan? You working with the billboard 100? STFU you dont know whos buying what. Im black and im buying it. i know all my boys are buying it. And what makes some1 a real hip hop fan? Eminem is in most ppls top 5 if not top 10 for greatest of all time, right in the conversation with pac biggie and Jay. are u gonna tell those ppl they arent hiphop fans?

        Give credit when its due

        RECOVERY

      4. Im not hating im a realist n hes not in my top 5 but I know as a artist he is a top 5 mc because of numbers n influence over the game but go to a em concert n tell me how many teens r there n then tell me how many whites r there second u think all those flashy voice rhymes r for not grown folks who r the costume videos for record sales n tell me how many people over 25 want to here my bump is on your head fuck that u can have it this cd is good I got it but to say its a classic no way n if u say so go listen to some none mainstream hiphop

      5. Great album, beats are the only thing lacking but he went in on em and they are bad just not enough to make a classic. 4.5
        Anyway the whole point was to throw in my 2 cents, I won’t throw out a percentage but I bet the majority of Hip-Hop, or what has been passing as such lately, is bought by white folks or teens (the well off ones) and that’s everybody not just Eminem so his being white doesn’t have anything to do with it. Brother Ali, Paul Wall, Slug, Bubba Sparxxx, etc. aren’t selling and at least for Bubba Sparxxx, it ain’t for a lack of trying, so I think that is a poor excuse.

      6. Whites and teens are 70 percent of any mainstream hip hop album’s sales, esp. including Wayne, Drake, Gucci and whatever other crap is selling right now.

      7. your probally right n thats why im looking forward to the roots new cd droping tues more so than em but I aint gonna argue to each his own its just em rhymes about his women drugs n dissing sometimes innocent people thats his music his flow is bonkers just his content is the same leave her already so I dont have to here another song

      8. Dlaw made the best point. I’m white and i can’t sell a damn rap album. Chiefz must be smoking crack to take Ali’s catelog over Em’s. I like Brother Ali alright too, but not like that. He’s just saying that because Ali is one of the cool names to mention when people on this site talk about “real hip hop” just because he is underground and backpacker. I like underground shit alot, but just because some hip hop is mainstream doesn’t necessarily make it bad. Pac and BIG were very mainstream in their day. Outkast still made some great albums when they were pushed in the mainstream. True, most artists tend to suck after they hit mainstream, but my point was I hate that on this site everyone just hates on anything that is in the media or pop culture. If you’re good and you got skill you’re gonna be mainstream. If Royce or Brother Ali had dropped Recovery as a mixtape or in the underground, y’all would be screaming classic.

      9. first off I didnt say it wasnt good second I like artist that r big outkast big clan redman n many more but when I hear emcees who aint hard like wayne never worked a day in his life hes been rich since he was a kid he aint beating peoples ass hes 5 ft nothing game made him a blood but he aint gang banging so when I hear it I know hes a fake fuck dont get me wrong he has some bangers like ghost says these rhymers talk all this shit but there fake dude so yes I want a little truth to who im listening to

      10. @ IHATEDUMBFUCKS

        I couldn’t have said it any better myself… Chiefyboy is obviously bitter that Damian Marley and Nas’ album is sucking dick in stores and Em is about to shit on everyone putting an album out this year (including Drake) he might do better than the numbers they did in 1 week alone. However, this is because his fans are 17 years old and white according to Mr. Twatwaffle.

    147. 1.slim shady Lp (classic)
      2. marshal mathers lp (classic)
      3.eminem show( excellent)
      4. Recovery ( super great). a inch below eninem show..
      5. Relapse ( good)
      6. encore ( decent)

    148. stop puting Ems album in order… there are two levels:

      Great albums: Infinite, SSLP, MMLP, TES, RECOVERY
      Good albums: Encore, Relapse

      Hope it sells a milli! GL!!

    149. stop dick riding anyone who says relapse was good or great r homers just b a realist it sucked bad even em says it sucks this album on the other hand is real good not a classic tho

    150. Never really was into buying Eminem albums. I know the dude is a problem lyrically but I was a strong supporter of the dude that spits with lyrical content and not that playing around shit. This album is right along with the not playing around shit. He raps with force and content. Punchlines and metaphores are serious. This album is really good but not classic.

      1. u should listen 2 people like the game, some of the shit he talks about is stupid but he does deliver real music, buy the red album, it will be good according all the producers and people who have heard the real stuff he kept for them album and have been interviewed

    151. 4.5 has to be the rating. This the most mainstream complete hiphop album in years! He def came wit it on this.

    152. David L.
      what’s the hate for? you just automatically think anybody who like the album is a stan? then u comparing stans? get a life lol….and you tell me what album has came out in the last couple of years thas fukn wit recovery? content wise &&&&&& LYRICALLY. please cuz i like to pick your stupid reply apart.

      1. heres a couple blacrok, blu n exhile, nas n gongjr, brother ali, bk one, these r real for real hiphop headz not saying this is a bad cd just less whinny but I am glad em is back cause its been awhile n im not david L just real hiphop fan

      2. @ CHIEFZS

        Get your i love backpack rap lookin ass outta here! Brother Ali?!? Blu & Exhile?!? Only on wackass HiphopDX do I have to deal with “true hip hop heads” talking about “true” emcees that are bitter because they never made it to the mainstream. Listen, just because the overwhelming majority of people who are fans of hip hop don’t have a clue who someone is, doesn’t mean that they’re dope ANNNNND it doesn’t make you look educated or like a hip hop head to back somebody with limited marketability with a mediocre skill set, I’m sorry….

      3. so because they dont sell a mill there not good sorry bro I guess u need to whine first about drugs then whine about getting off them throw a couple weak character raps in bitch about your weak ass wife in every cd instead of being a man n make her step no I do my research fine plenty of good hiphop have u heard blacrok blu or any of those cds or jus being a stan cause theres more than wayne em drake out there

      4. I think it’s such a copout to call someone who likes Em a Stan. I guess you’re right…people would much rather listen to music about “the struggle” and have reggae hooks and talk about black queens and nubian goddesses…gtfoh. Raekwon is a dope MC and Nas is top 5 but everything else that comes out of your mouth is hot garbage.

      5. aye yo blu and exile are dope as fuck, aint even that backpack, not that thats a bad thing anyway. -proud stan

      1. That person should not be allowed on this site anymore. Eminem was hip hop for the first half of this decade. I don’t care about the mistakes he made the last few years, I don’t know how you could ever say Eminem isn’t hip hop. Blasphemy.

      2. Im witcha JOROCK, this is a great album! Eminem is top 10 best rappers dead or alive……Em is the shit!

    153. I see all the people arguing about an eminem record and I cant help but feel a little bit of Deja Vu about it, because thats what people been doin since day 1 with him, as much as people online like to say “He use to be dope” or “His first 2 albums were the only good ones”, I use to have the internet back then and there was just as much hate on the SSLP/MMLP when they came out, so things havent really changed much, when people stop the bickering will be the day he should worry, these online arguments usually a good indicator he’s about to drop a hit, lol

    154. just a little better than encore… i was unsatisfied when i listened to this album, if dre comes out with some bullshit of this caliber ill be making a personal appearance at interscope

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    156. iceman and dipset west presents
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      look it up on youtube or bandcamp or myspace

      check out sum musak and download mixtape for frreeeeeee

    157. A lyrical masterpiece. Em is amazing……the beats arent that good, I think Relapse had better beats….but this album is the shit. I’ve been an Eminem fan since 2000 and this is his 2nd best album, yea its better than Slimshady LP, i think it coulda been his best if he would had better beats…..I was really pleased. NO LOVE is amazing, as is Not Afraid, the song wit Pink, and the outro…wat is the name of it?

      1. I feel ya on the production, its kinda hard to top an entire album of Dr. Dre production, Relapses high point………..But, with that said, the beats on here for the most part were solid, outside a couple clunkers………

    158. This is that crack. Eminem dropped another classic on these niggas.
      Im a Jay-Z but even i admitt, that shady is the best rapper alive
      Haters fall back

    159. DEFINITELY NOT PLEASED AT ALL WITH THIS ALBUM. I DONT KNOW WHY HE SINGS ON EVERY DAMN HOOK. SHIT, HE BE HITTIN THEM HIGH NOTES TOO WHEN HE SINGING LOL. EM PLEASE STOP SINGING! AS FAR AS I’M CONCERNED, HE’S JUST A WASHED UP MC AND HE EVEN RIDICULED JA RULE FOR BEING ON THIS SINGING BULLSHIT. IF YOU AN MC, THEN STICK TO SPITTIN RHYMES. EM IS OVER HE SINGS THEM HIGH NOTES. THIS SHIT DISGUSTS ME. I JUST GO TO A HAPPY PLACE WHERE HIP HOP WAS STRICTLY HIP HOP WITH SUBSTANCE, NO AUOTUNE BULLSHIT, NO MC’S TRYING TO BE R&B, AND NO NURSARY RHYMES… HMMM, NAS, HOVA, CORMEGA, CNN, KWELI, PUN, BIG L, TRAGEDY KHADAFI, AZ, ETC ETC

      1. I wouldnt say em sings on EVERY hook. But I do get where youre comin from. It must be working for him though since he goes multi-platinum with every album.

      2. Not to argue, but why do people act as if Em singing a chorus is some kind of new phenomenon, like he hasnt been doing this his whole career??

        Marshall Mathers, Cleaning Out My Closet, Superman, Haileys Song, I Remember, Spend Some Time, Mocking Bird……..etc etc

        I’m not saying he’s great at it, just pointing out that he’s been doing this for years, I guess now since the content is less over the top and the accents are gone, gotta complain about summin, “On to the next one” like Jigga would say…… If he stops singing on the hooks people will find summin new to complain about

      3. His skin color is why he goes plat everytime. He proved that with Encore when he rapped about sticking thumbs in dudes asses and spoke in gibberish for a couple verses. Theres 1000’s of dope mc’s with great albums released in the past year or two that get no shine at all….Im white and know its his skin color cause Ive tried to show some of those other albums to white Em lovers and they completely reject them. Its sad cause Ray Benzino looks more and more right as every year passes.

      4. Biggie song and em killed your hero ja for doing E pills and having sex with trannys get your fact right i rather have em do his hooks then use tpain or a bunch of other weirdos like everyonelse and have a album with 30 features

      5. If skin color is the reason for selling albums then why didn’t bubba sparx sell 80 million records? Or Paul Wall? Find something else to complain about aside from race.

        Lil Wayne goes platinum because he makes music that idiots can relate to. (Rodney king baby I beat it like a cop.) Come the fuck on. It makes me sad to see so many people even TRY to compare these two. It’s ridiculious.

    160. I’ve listened to this album over and over..

      I think his best song LYRICALLY is actually the only track not listed on the CD.. The Untitled produced by Havoc. Em goes IN on that song.

      Rest of the album is dope, different and pure. A month or so back, people were worried Em was gonna be really soft on this CD. And I said, I don’t think so, he’s just gonna make a couple songs to highlight his growth…Is he retarded gross like he was on Relapse? nah, and I’m glad…cause that was overkill.

      Anyway, Everyone’s rated their albums in order.. I’m gonna say it’s in his top 4.

      MM LP is still his Sistine Chapel.
      Slim Shady LP changed the game.

      Toss up between Eminem Show and Recovery for 3rd place to me.

    161. wow i mean i really wanted to get into this album but its horrible how can u say this guy is the best rapper damn its so funny how people give this dude so much cred but never realize why he getting that cred he is white people we like when white people do our shit lol but he can rap but the dude is fucking corny the singing come on i would never meet a real Eminem fan that would say yea he suck cause just cuz a dude rapped fast on a song dont mean he killed it i mean go get twista he will murder that dude wayne murked No Love yall hate the dude so much yall dont listen i know a wayne fan and he is so lost when it comes to lyrics i told him to tell me a bar from em couldnt i asked him what was the punch line em said in No Love the only thing he said was he standing on top of my monopoly board so im on top of my game i had to laugh cause that was so lame the best this he said was the part about eating u pussies but wayne hit the song bar after bar after bar and yall just hate to say yea he did kill it but yall dont give the dude credit cause we give em his and he know kanye and wayne would of destroyed em the stuff u hear is not they best its just to sell albums

      1. You must be racist because the first thing you speak on is race but Eminem will rap not circles but figure 8s around any rapper you like go listen to gucci mane because em not dumbing lyrics downfor the likes of you weirdo

      2. You must be racist because the first thing you speak on is race but Eminem will rap not circles but figure 8s around any rapper you like go listen to gucci mane because em not dumbing lyrics downfor the likes of you weirdo

      3. Yo Slap ya Self Haaaard Naw better kill ya self…..jus go n da cabinet & EAT DA PILLS!!!!!!! u can’t be serious u jus a mad hater if u claimin wayne killed em on dere bro C’mon now wayne did go in but u on somethin broski prolly got sum AAAALLLL DA Way Turnt up In ya stereo rite now…..jus slap ya self…….ne ways anybody readn dis click onda link below 2 hear sum real hip hop support local artists http://fazeandyoungblaze.bandcamp.com

      4. Yo Slap ya Self Haaaard Naw better kill ya self…..jus go n da cabinet & EAT DA PILLS!!!!!!! u can’t be serious u jus a mad hater if u claimin wayne killed em on dere bro C’mon now wayne did go in but u on somethin broski prolly got sum AAAALLLL DA Way Turnt up In ya stereo rite now…..jus slap ya self…….

      5. Call me a faggot cuz i hate a pussy..lol hahaha dude is sick also “Bitch am I the reason that your boyfriend stopped rapping
        Does a bird chirp, Lil Wayne slurps syrup til he burps
        And smokes purp does a wordsearch gets circles wrapped around him like” he disses nick cannon and lil wayne..he saying his lyrics are to complicated for wayne so he has to do a wordsearch and find out what em is saying in his tracks..hahahahahahhahahaha..EM>>>>>>>>>wayne..ps kanye is in between!

    162. I would give it a 4.5 if I could. Some spotty beats and spotty choruses along with not being AS LYRICALLY on point as he was from 98-2002 (then again who was ever other than maybe Pun, Big L, Kweli/Common/Black Thought or Nas?), but again ppl have to take this album with a grain of salt.

      It’s 2010 where ANYTHING that’s on the radio or put out is dumbed down now (blueprint 3 anyone? Distant Relatives and Revolutions per min are great, but not on radio really), he’s already sold 80 million records worldwide, and maybe more importantly he’s gone through a TON the last 4-5 years (2nd divorce to his wife and love of 17 years, 2 overdoses one of which almost killed him, and the murder of his best friend of 20 years in 2006). He’s not ever gonna be as dope as he was from 98-2002/03, it’s just how it is. He was hungrier then, crazier, not crazy rich, on a shit ton of drugs, etc.

      For what the album is, it’s about as much as you could ask for. Favorite Tracks are 2, 3, 7, 8 (love Seduction), 9, 10, 11, 12, So Bad 13 (is prob least favorite track), 14 (Almost Famous is sick), 15 (great radio joint with Rihanna), 17 (sick track with Havoc)

    163. You know i’m sick of lames who say eminem went platinum because he was white because if that was the case name me another white artist that is even in the top 10 in record sales i will gives the weirdo that said that time i hate ignorance towards skill just give the man his due he the Kobe Bryant of rap people love to hate but then will kiss a rappers ass that uses like in every bar because thats all they understand

    164. Shit is dope and it’s fixed to be relevant for 2010 so I won’t hate on the singing and all that.

    165. This man is 1 of the greatest mcs ever even though he has made an album like relapse which is mostly joking bullshit the only problem wit relapse is the majority of it was jokes and its sad when someone says em sucks cause while joking he still raps circles around these rappers litteraly lmao he is a pure gifted lyricist RECOVERY is an em classic album as a whole is pretty good and its bout damn time em came back fuck im happy Monday im at tha store!!!oh and anyone saying wayne or drake is trash is a FUCKIN FOOL done talkin na thats like lying to yo self bye fuckers shadys back

    166. One aspect people forget about hip hop music is the artists’ evolution through albums. A true artist challenges himself to try new things and be more creative as they mature with the times. Eminem is no exception. When he was younger, he had harder times than most people can speak of; poverty, terrible family life, and growing up in one of the roughest cities. His lyrics directly reflected his twisted thoughts with creative lyricism to match. That was his roots back in his 20s. Now, after battling severe drug addiction, Em comes out with something totally different because he is a different person at 37 going through so much on this roller coaster ride called fame. Hip hop is not supposed to be ONLY about what the listener wants to hear, it’s what the artist wants to say and craft at a certain time in his life. Take the album for what it is. Eminem is not in 99′ anymore. We shouldn’t be neither.

      1. wtp, wont back down, never over shouldn’t have made the album….So Bad was funky….that joint sounded like some Chronic shit

    167. WTP is the only track holding this back from straight classic. Sum of you cats are retarded…
      Dude is sick, the rhymes are hard and emotional and there is no one who rides a beat better. point-blank period.

      Since most of you teeny boppers on here are used to Nursery rhymes I understand why you have a hard time comprehending the album and wordplay.

      For for anyone thinking Wayne bested Em on “No Love” you gots to be F’n kidding me….Peace

    168. in the review you state:
      “yet still lacks the punch Dr. Dre and The Bass Brothers have ”

      But Dr. Dre produced “So Bad”

      1. Everyone knows Dr. Dre doesnt produce anything he just gets credits… But still the album lacks in production despite the abundance of producers available especially in the D

      2. That so bad song is a pretty badly produced track by dre i think, Like The whole relapse album all the beats on there were so much better then the single dre beat on recovery. Just blaze killed i think, Cold wind blows signature blaze..its fucking sick

    169. This album is meaningless bullshit. Go listen to Ide & DJ Connect – Ideology and PackFM – I fucking Hate Rappers. and then we’ll talk about hip hop in 2010!!

      1. Hahaha. its cool with me if you’re cool with ur pink features on hip hop albums! Just call it what it is it. HIP-POP!!!

      2. lol, gotta love the elitest underground internet dudes who pop up to complain out one side of their mouth and promote their favorite act the other…….

    170. I give it a 4.5/5. Impossible for an album in this age to not have a couple throwaways but I really didn’t care for wtp, didn’t really seem to fit with the album.

      Anyways, best songs are no love, love the way you lie, space bound, and almost famous.

    171. at dallas 357 AKA DUMB FUCK

      DF is em harder than nas is em harder than raekwon hes prob more ghetto hes probally more of a badass because these r backpack rappers I guess because they where also on the list of cds that I said blacroc n bkone r dj slash guest rapper cds that where great cds u know if I had a boy that bitched about his girl for ten yrs n was still with her Id say hes the bitch u must not see that second I did say this was a good cd the guy above me said there hasnt been a good cd in yrs so DF listen n read everything n if u dont know the cds im talking about dont trashem lookem up read reviews actually listen to them than judge u FUCK

      1. Huh???………I aint understand a word of that playa, lol………I see Nas and Raekwon names in there though……..Great MC’s. both of them

      2. Thank you for proving my point….Nas and Raekwon are more mainstream than anyone you’ve mentioned. Get a vocabulary and speak in clear sentences so we can understand you….kay thanks. And he was talking about “mainstream” cd’s if you will read before looking like an assclown.

    172. cant believe em gets a pass for this album just cus he a legend!yeh he was great but listen to relapse that was a horrible album n this is just slightly better… real rap is dead.. 50 is a great example.. he was the shit from 03-05 then went down this candy gay shit path n now he is just like the rest.. same goes for em!!! RAP SUCKS nowadays! ill just keep bumpin CAPONE N NOREAGA, MOBB DEEP, CORMEGA, LLOYD BANKS, OLD EMINEM, OLD 50, OLD SNOOP DOGG!

      1. Nobodies giving him a pass,lol, go back and check the Relapse review, I gave that one the 2 X’s it deserves……..This one is good though, at least to me

      2. Nobodies giving him a pass,lol, go back and check the Relapse review, I gave that one the 2 X’s it deserves……..This one is good though, at least to me

    173. if this is classic then just about every album the past 5 years is classic too! cus this aint on the same level as “ALL EYES ON ME” “GET RICH OR DIE TRYIN” MARSHAL MATHERS” CHRONIC” “LIFE AFTER DEATH” theres a few classics! recovery is barley a good album let alone classic! its such a shame to have people with no sense of hip hop talkin smack on here.. em is great one of the best ever.. but no he sucks and sucks bad.. just listen ro relapse! n this album is average at best!

    174. Overall, I really enjoyed the album. It’s tons better then relapse, though I don’t consider it a terrible album.

      He’s still that nigga.

    175. If people know rap then they know this cd is fire….from word play, to ryhme schemes, to just lyrics, this album is dope. Def one of the top hip hop albums put out in the past 5 years. Em is elevatin the game….again. Its hard listening to other rappers out right now just cause em spits so nasty that everyone else’s shit just seems mediocre….im sorry if you dont like this album then you dont know hip-hop. Go listen to wayne and drake or something cause Recovery is true Artistry

    176. Em’s shit…even at his worst, is better than any rapper out there!! And from what I here, this is far from his worst!

    177. Even though this shit might not be on the same level as MMLP or The Eminem Show, it’s still a damn good allbum! Not to mention Em’s best effort in years!

      And i dunno why the fuck some people have this need to sit down and complain about the tinniest flaw. smh

      “Blah blah blah beats are different blah blah blah Em is screaming…”

      Damn, who cares?? Just sit down and listen to it if you like! Geesh.

    178. there is a “web//site” named “black // white / Cupid” for dating or relationship, black or white singles can go there to find something sexy or beauty online !!!! 😉 😉

      there is a “web//site” named “black // white / Cupid” for dating or relationship, black or white singles can go there to find something sexy or beauty online !!!! 😉 😉

    179. this aint even close to being classic! this is ok at best.. classic albums are
      GET RICH OR DIE TRYIN, HELL ON EARTH, CHRONIC, MARSHAL MATHERS and so on.. relapse was terrible and this aint much better.. if u think this is a classic u probably think wayne is the best rapper! i give this album a 5/10.

    180. It is a good album. I give it a B+ (75%). We have become so accustomed to him rapping on Dr. Dre beats so now he sounds a bit strange rapping on Just Blaze beats. There are some nice songs here though.

      Must listens:
      “Talkin 2 Myself”
      “Cinderella Man”
      “Not Afraid”
      “Seduction”

    181. I thought this album was fire. Finally an album without those corny ass songs the label makes him do. That’s the whole problem is the label. Not em. If em was to separate himself from a label and push himself like Ice Cube does watch out. No telling what he’s capable of. This album was all serious. And I liked it for that. Finally as serious album from Em and he is showing us he doesn’t need those corny ass songs to still put out a good album. I agree that it’s hard to find classic albums anymore. It’s like nobody is putting them out. Don’t just blame Em on that. It’s the state of Hip Hop right now. To much money in the main stream to ignore it. As far as I am concerned right now the ones putting out the tightest stuff is Crooked I, WC & Tech N9ne.

      Peace,
      Dubbsizzle

    182. this is the dopest album ever!!!!

      i can only recommend buying this!!!

      RECOVERY JUNE 21!!!!! BUY IT!!!!!!!!!

    183. Lil wayne couldn’t kill a 7 year old who studies 2pac’s whole back catalog. and not every 2pac album is good, so i’ve made my point. i can honestly say this is better than MM and SSLP. i don’t really know why people like MMLP so much. I’ve always felt that he had his sophmore slump and then came back on eminem show. if i were to rate them in order it would have to go like this

      Recovery=Eminem Show
      SSLP
      Relapse
      MMLP
      Encore

      and if i was going to throw infinite in there without counting the beats, infinite would go before SSLP. this album is far better than blueprint 3 (wihich was complete bull shit. probably worse than blueprint 2 aside from maybe 1 song). the best part about this album is that there are only 3 features. so it actually counts as a SOLO album. if you have a guest on every damn song, i’d consider that a compilation, seriously. and if you got 2 guests on every song, then you just can’t carry an album yourself, or you’ve convinced yourself of that in your old age (jay-z). drake is bull shit. he’s just a wayne clone. thank me later will sell because we got a bunch of 12-15 year old whores running around hoping to ride his pole. no MAN would ever record some bull shit like thank me later.

      yeah eminem has some love tracks on this CD, but he doesn’t make it boring, and those are the songs that he’s not singing the hook, which improves them by far. you can’t fault him for being kind of corny on never over. it’s a tribute song to his fallen friend. give the dude a break. you can kinda tell that he wanted to cry as he was spitting if you listen closely. i’m actually very pissed off that we will never get another proof album. the man was a lyrical master, just like eminem. if they had made an album with royce, it would be over. nobody could challenge them.

      cold wind blows=9
      talkin 2 myslef=10
      on fire=7.5
      won’t back down=9 (for lyrics only. dj khalil sucks)
      w.t.p.=10 for hilarity
      going through changes=10
      not afraid=9
      seduction=7
      no love=9 (only because wayne is on it. 10 if it was all eminem)
      space bound=10
      cinderella man=8
      25 to life=9.5
      so bad=6 (one of the only bad songs)
      almost famous=10
      love the way you lie=9
      you’re never over=9
      here we go=10 (and it’s a bonus track, that says something)

      call me bias. call me a wayne hater. i just don’t give a fuck. these are the facts. when wayne sells 80 million, you let me know. he’s gonna be burned out or dead before that happens.

      ok i’m done. i think i’ve made my point. peace.

      1. ‘The Marshall Mathers LP’ is Eminem’s magnum opus. He will never top it. ‘Recovery’ is a good album, nothing more. It’s not a classic by any stretch of the imagination.

        MMLP: 9.9/10
        Eminem Show: 9.8/10
        SSLP: 8.5/10
        Infinite 7.5/10
        Recovery: 7/10
        Relapse: 6.5/10
        Encore: 3.5/10

        I would give reasoning behind my statements and scores but I’ve got shit to do.

      2. I want tok now what you don’t like about MMLP. To ME that is a complete listen from beginning to end. The Eminem show is PROBABLY my favorite Eminem album. Till I collapse is by far my favorite Eminem song to date. I haven’t even listened to his new album yet. The only tracks I’ve heard are the ones tthat have been posted on this site. And I’ve liked them a lot. If I’m going to put Eminems album in order from best to worst it goes like this (keep in mind I haven’t heard the new one yet.)

        Eminem Show – Till I collapse, White america, and Square Dance are my three favorite tracks on this one.

        MMLP- Every track on this album is above average, even the features are above average.

        SSLP – It was an amazing album. One that I’ve had to buy 4 times because everyone steals it from me. Just don’t give a fuck has my favorite verse of all Eminem albums (Maybe of all albums ever, Except for Eminems verse on Forgot About Dre.)

        Infinite – The production on this album was weak. And it’s hard to put any higher because of the other three.

        Relapse – And this is debatable. I’m tempted to put Encore above this one SIMPLY because there are only two tracks that I couldn’t skip. (Beautiful, and Underground.)

        Encore – Pretty easy to see why this one is down here. By the time this album came out I was a grown man and not into fart humor and puke. If this album had come out when I was in high school I probably would have been more into it. (Mosh was a great track. As was Spend Some Time With me.)

        It’s all a matter of opinion. And I’m not saying you’re wrong with your order. I’m just curious as to why you think so low of MMLP.

    184. A Classic Some Times U Have 2 Go Outside Ur Comfort Zone And See Wat Happen It Either Gonna Be A Fail Or A Success And In His Case It Was Excellent Best Cd I Heard So Far In 2010

    185. Must Listen

      Cold wind blows
      Talkin 2 myself
      Not Afraid
      Space Bound
      25 to life
      No Love
      So bad

      So Bad is good Ithink

    186. i think its the 2010 version of the eminem show…its not a 5 out of 5 by marshall standards(4 out of 5 by his standards) but it is a 5 out of 5 compared to other music coming out today

    187. 3 1/2. I think y’all are overating this album. There’s some bomb-ass tracks for sure but there’s also a lot of filler. Some of his best work and some of his weakest.

      1. i thought there was some filler stuff too but keep listening and you will notice shit you didn’t notice before and its like the hardest shit em ever said, and he said some great stuff

    188. 2nd best eminem album next to mmlp

      Cold Wind Blows 9/10 – crazy methaphors in here

      Talkin’ 2 Myself 10/10 – serious song that talks about his life during his darkest times

      On Fire 10/10 – shady comes back in this, slow, raw, great

      Won’t Back Down 10/10 (for lyrics) 9/10 (w/hook) beat is too loud, hook gets annoyin

      W.T.P. 7/10 – cut up song, but not for me

      Going Through Changes 10/10 – great sample, serious song, best serious song on album

      Not Afraid 8/10 – good for a single

      Seduction 9/10 – favorite beat on album, em just shows he is the best

      No Love 10/10 – great sample, going to be a hit, hopefully becomes a single

      Space Bound 9/10 – great word play, hook is alil weird, even for em

      Cinderella Man 6.5/10 – song is really scattered, good lyrics but i skip every time cause the song has no structure

      25 to Life 10/10 – tricks you in this song, makes you think he is talkin bout kim but at the end he says its hip hop he is talkin bout

      So Bad 8.5/10 – more of shady, cutting up on another dre beat, but reminds me of somethin that should have been on relapse alil

      Almost Famous 10/10 – best hook i heard in years, em tells a story bout his hunger and his rise to finally being famous

      Love the Way You Lie 8.5/10 – i don’t like this one like everyone else does but could be a single

      You’re Never Over 10/10 – em said he couldnt even talk about proof during relapse, can’t hate this song, great dedication

      Here We Go (Bonus) 10/10 – this had to grow on me, there are a few corney lines in here, mainly in the first “verse” no hook just straight lyrics tho, i love it

      1. i was like u about cinderella man but this UFO grew on me, and i think it s refreshing !
        one of my fav songs.

        this album is eminem using all his talents :
        serious and personnal : talkiing to myself, going through changes, you re never over, not affraid
        story telling : space bound, 25 to life, love the way you lie, almost famous
        lyrical : cold wind blows, on fire, wont back down, no love
        funny : wtp, here we go
        superman shit : so bad, seduction
        innovating : cinderella man

    189. I wanna tell you that New EM is not totally fresh but really fresh!! I just have a chance to confirm EM’s infinite talents. At the same time, his unusual topic/ metaphor make me excited and more touched. So I give him all my respect. In every aspect, this album ‘RECOVERY’ deserves compliment.

    190. It was kind of a disappointment. But still a great lyrically. He need to direct his flow it his only problem. He sometime to forget to tell a story with his rhyme and is his major flaw.

      1. youve lost your mind,go find it and apply it to this album,maybe next time under the influence of some super

    191. The album’s fire. When i first listened through it, I wasn’t too impressed, but after listening to it multiple times, I think it is some of Em’s best work.

    192. Possibly Em’s best album, those of you bickering about it obviously haven’t actually listened to the lyrics in it and what he’s actually trying to say… Well, minus White Trash Party (W.T.P.) and possibly Cinderella Man… And both of those songs are still absolute fire, his lyrics are on point in all the songs on this album. And yes he may sing his hooks, but I really feel it adds his emotion to certain songs like You’re Never Over and on others like No Love, it simply compliments it. I truly believe Em is back on perfect form, this album possibly being his best.

    193. its obviously a damn 5 out of 5… incredible comeback from eminem, cause Relapse was wack as fuck, and I thought Eminem was done with… until I heard Recovery, and now I know why Relapse was wack and this album is between the level of MMLP and Eminem Show. Definitely better than Encore and Relapse.

    194. best alive….bp3 is nowhere near this album. em is better then jay z the only two ppl thats close to him is fuckin ghostface and nas. FUCK JAY Z

      1. @ Nahmofo

        I would co sign that except I cant remember the last time I heard Andre 3K rap, been a minute, he would definatly be on any list I made if he would start rapping again

        Seriously, ever since “Hey Ya” I’ve only heard like, a verse here, a verse there…. Its been like 5 years dude on his Lauren Hill “Missing in action” shit

      2. Andre 3000 be rappin outkast comin out with an album this year Big Boi bout to drop his he released the track list couple weeks ago. 3 stacks has a song with him to it came out a couple weeks ago as well its some classic outkast.
        As for this album just sick, raw skill, point blank.

    195. great album, eminem isn’t afraid to go outside of the norm and try somehing different.

      BEST SONGS:

      CINDARELLA MAN
      TALKIN TO MYSELF
      NO LOVE

    196. album is amazing.. i love what eminem did..even relapse which sucked was the best album at the time, shows alot about the game huh.. but his album no doubt is one of his best work ever.. id say his list goes like this

      eminem show
      recovery
      marshall mathers lp
      slim shady lp
      encore
      relapse

      1. how about all you are wack cuz infinite is the shit and you all fail to mention it

        let me guess now your gonna back yourself up with ” nah i just left it off cuz it doesnt compare”

        or

        “nah i left it off cuz i thought we werent talkin about real hip-hop”

        go download INFINITE!!!!! if eminem is such a great artist go learn the words to your favorite rappers first album and then try to listen to anything else!!!!!

        oh yeah then go buy RECOVERY!!!!!!!!!!

    197. Solid album. Good to hear him shift as well this late in the game with the production and such. And No Love goes hard…never mine what it samples. Have to disagree that Moment of Clairty was a great beat though. By the numbers Em at the time…

    198. to me recovery would be over slim shady lp if it had better beats (some songs did have have sick beats btw)

      The Eminem Show
      MMLP
      SSLP
      Recovery
      Relapse
      Encore

      Excluding Infinite…

      1. co-sign; The list starts with MM LP, from there it just depends on preference really. If you enjoy Slim Shady more, then SS LP is number 2. If your preference is Eminem than you probably liked The Eminem Show more than SS LP. For me, I have a hard time finding a preference for number 2 thru 4. The beats are more polished on The Eminem Show but The Recovery feels more heart felt so for me:

        1: Marshal Mathers LP
        T2: Slim Shady LP
        T2: The Eminem Show
        T2: The Recovery
        5: Relapse w/ The Refill
        6: Encore

      2. how about all you are wack cuz infinite is this shit and you all fail to mention it

        let me guess now your gonna back yourself up with ” nah i just left it off cuz it doesnt compare”

        or

        “nah i left it off cuz i thought we werent talkin about real hip-hop”

        go download INFINITE!!!!! if eminem is such a great artist go learn the words to your favorite rappers first album and then try to listen to anything else!!!!!

        oh yeah then go buy RECOVERY!!!!!!!!!!

    199. Extremely impressed with shady’s new album. hes def touching on how he used to flow but still tightening up lyrics and working on his past mistakes. atleast you gotta understand the man takes into consideration that his fans were sick of his accent. and because of that he cut that shit out. beautiful instrumentals in my opinion, but at the moment i wont get high to another cd. i hear something dif everytime i listen to it. spectacular. i must agree wtp was not something that i would have put on the album, but come on guys its eminem, hes a comedian as well as a rapper. ill still listen to it for laughs cuz the man is a fucking genius. good shit shady. those who dont like it or just like to hate on shady, fuck you. and like ole boy said, everyone support the man and go buy the fucking album. i know wev all heard it and everything but im still buying it. i was see this shit blow thru the roof. give him more motivation to come back harder next time.

    200. Definite Improvement over the Relapse, but maybe not as good as the Marshal Mathers LP. On the same level as the Eminem Show and Slim Shady LP to me. It’s hard to compare albums to each other when each one is so drastically different from each other. Close to the same focus, feeling and commitment as the Marshal Mathers LP. He’s just not that person any more. The featured artist don’t bother me, they work. I think it says more about him that he went out of his comfort zone to bring those artists into his music and still be his music.

    201. ems a beast……..he’s way ahead of these other clowns like gucci and shit…..i bet he’s number 1 next time on mtv’s top ten next time right???..lol

      1. Nope, not even the best album of the release week. How can you say that when we are only half way through 2010 anyway?

      2. @ Bam

        lol, okay, since you tryin to nit pick dude, I’ll fix it for him

        I think what he meant to say was “Best album of the year S-O F-A-R”

    202. Best Songs (no order)

      Talkin’ 2 Myself
      Won’t Back Down (sick lyrics)
      Going Through Changes
      No Love
      Almost Famous

      Actually all songs are great but these i think are the best.also the beat from HAVOC is fucking awesome!!

    203. This album is one of his best. I say its sitting with MMLP and SSLP, the word play, rhyme scheme, and lyricism is all done very well. And even its weakest songs ( On Fire, and Won’t back down, in my opinion) are very solid tracks and actually grow on you the more you listen to them. I will certaninly buy this tommorow. and as he stated, ” the new me is back to the old me”

      Kudos, shady. Welcome back.

      4.5/5

    204. my favorite album of the year so far hands down… and I could care less what the fuck any of niggas think. Only track that I (as in myself and not you) found shitty was “You’re Never Over”, I just can’t get with the singing although the lyrics are dope as usual.

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    206. best songs
      seduction
      cold wind blow
      going through changes
      on fire

      worst songs
      so bad
      wont back down
      almost famous
      no love
      your never over

    207. what more do you want from the guy,
      personal serious tracks,
      crazy lyrical rhyme scheme tracks,
      he got two three singles no doubt
      got lil wayne on it, rihanna, pink,maybe not his best shit ever,
      but this is exactly what he had to do to get back on top of the game…
      and he did it.
      welcome back

    208. em is a beast w/ the word play

      but too much on weird shit for me. i was getting tired of the kim,hailey,& mom issues so it is somewhat refreshing

    209. This is a classic em spazzed on the whole thing this is right next to the eminem show easily best rap album of the year next to the roots new one

    210. so many dope songs.

      really liked the production. the Justblaze joint is by far one of the weakest.

      Talkin to Myself is the illest joint on the album

    211. The Deluxe edition has a slaughterhouse collabo on it called “Session One” and another track that I aint realy like that much called “Rydaz” but ya’ll need to peep the Slaughterhouse joint, shits crazy, only thing is Budden aint on it, but 3 outta 4 aint bad I guess

    212. how about all you are wack cuz infinite is the shit and you all fail to mention it

      let me guess now your gonna back yourself up with ” nah i just left it off cuz it doesnt compare”

      or

      “nah i left it off cuz i thought we werent talkin about real hip-hop”

      go download INFINITE!!!!! if eminem is such a great artist go learn the words to your favorite rappers first album and then try to listen to anything else!!!!!

      oh yeah then go buy RECOVERY!!!!!!!!!!

    213. i bought it at midnight and after the first listen all the way through, here’s my 2 cents:
      the wordplay on this album = the rhyming on Relapse (which i consider a classic). but for some reason i don’t like it that much

    214. I got the burnt copy and will purchase it from the store. I like the beats they’re much more laid back yet the delivery is bonkers. Very intertaining plus the skill is CRAZY. Very good album.

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    216. went to target and got this shit this morning it goes str8 fuckin hard make relapse look like a joke lmao some real ass fuckin music on this ho bout damn time..no em fan is not gon aappreciate this album unless ur a fuckin idiot

    217. Come on people, lets get real here. Why is Em held to different standards than any other artist? Lyrically Em is one of the best, but that does stop the fact that the hooks and the production on this album sucks. I’m tired of people dick riding Eminem. I’m a fan, but this CD was disappointing.

      1. oh shit mann guess thats just yo opinion homie i respect that just tell me how and since when does just blaze production sucks ?? lmao by what you say makes me automatically win RECOCERY cinde rella mann cinde rella man lmao thats my shit

      2. ur crazy. eminem new cd is worthy compared to alot of crap out. if eminem was dissappointing to you what do u like GEE MONEY? LOL

      3. finally someone with a reasonable opinion!… this album shouldn’t even be mentioned in the same breathe as the SSLP or the MMLP…these kids are crazy!

      4. disappointing???!!!!! Don’t you dare say you are a fan of Em and say this album wasn’t one of the best this decade period….You fool

    218. eminem’s 2 itunes bonus tracks off recovery just came out! you can download them and the whole recovery album at thisisbuckwild(dot)com

      1. obviously everyone that hates on “no love” is a 90’s baby…. the sample is fire… just blaze is a monster…and if u a 90’s baby the wtf u know about hip hop??? trying to say your such a hip hop head u did 20 years of back track listening?? if u haven’t been into hip hop from 93 or earlier u have no idea what real hip hop is!!!! this album is hip hop in its full glory, a man pouring his emotion onto wax.. point blank period…. eminem is the best rapper of all time, in the booth he would eat your favorite emcees alive..he makes some of the worst music… but skill wise he is the best that has ever done it.. who else could step into the booth and fully off the dome spit a line like ” how u gonna fuck with a motherfucker that sky dives outta airplanes to give the statue of liberty high fives, doing drive by’s and miss you with 5 tries…” marshall is the best of all time…. period….. not saying best music, cause thats not true, ill leave that to the biggie, pac, nas and jay-z…. but in the booth em would eat them all alive!!!!!

    219. To me, Recovery is up there with The Eminem Show. MMLP, SSLP, and Infinite are nearly impossible to topple because they were created during a different time and Em had a different audience. It is just like 50 Cent can’t outdo GRODT and how Young Jeezy can’t outdo TM101.

      Here is what I consider to be the rank of the songs on the album.

      Great Songs:
      Almost Famous-
      Seduction-
      Cold Wind Blows-
      Space Bound-
      Going Through Changes-

      Good Songs:
      Love the Way You Lie-
      So Bad-
      On Fire-
      25 to Life-
      No Love-

      OK Songs:
      Cinderella Man-
      Won’t Back Down-
      Not Afraid-

      EHH Songs:
      W.T.P.-
      Talkin’ 2 Myself-
      Bonus?-

      1. YOU PUT TALKIN TO MYSELF AT THE BOTTOM YOU NEED TO LISTEN TO THAT JOINT MORE THATS TOP 5 FOR SURE

      2. how do you rate it a five yet still list some songs as “EHH”

        A five means every song is crack… you pretty much contradict your own rating in your comments.

      3. I think people like Talkin’ 2 Myself just because he talks about dissing Lil Wayne and Kanye West. A song that is Ehh I am able to listen to but I am not very fond of it. For me there is too much singing. I can’t think of a CD where every song is “crack”. There are a few CD’s where I can listen to them all of the way through and skip one or two songs and this is one of those CD’s. To me this CD is a 5 because CD’s don’t come out like this very often, this is something special.

        P.S. MRHIPHOP before you start creating your own definition of Ehh and telling me what 5 stars means, maybe you should pick up a dictionary and look up contradict one more time.

    220. It’s great to hear em come with fire, I hate Lil Wayne, but one of the hardest tracks on here is “No Love”… Just listen to the flow n fire he spits, killin all the BS I hear on the radio… Was starting to wonder if anyone could do anything after Jay-Z and 50 flopped in their Rappin skills as of most recent… KEEP IT COMIN EM!

      1. Jay Z flopped in rapping skills? You hate Wayne? Typical no nothing about rap music but Eminem square.

      2. “Explain”, let me explain… Lil Wayne – He spits 1 decent vs for every 20 vs’s he spit, I will give him the fact that he dominates by being on every mixtape possible, but, it would be way better if he condensed his 1 line form every song into 1 fire vs… Not even to mention all the garbage Auto tuned flows he did, hate that shit! And Jay-Z, I used to love dudes music, but listen to his lyrics, WTF was that DOA track, PURE FILTH! He said nothing about “Death Of Auto-tune” besides a line about “T-Paining” verses… And no, I am not just a typical know nothing about Rap Eminem square… Check the link to my name and tell me I don’t know anything about music… I listen to GOOD music, which is why I support: Eminem, Tech N9ne(All Strange Music really), Atmosphere, Brother Ali… Good Music!

    221. all i can say is that i’ve been listenin to this album for 3 weeks now and thats all i’ve been listening to. it will grow on you and the more you listen to it the better it becomes. different but defiantly a classic

    222. oh and by the way Cinderella man was a boxer that came back from retirement and won a championship match. and cindarella was a lucky girl that made it from nothing to something eminem being lucky not to die from drugs and made it from nothing(relapse) to coming back to winning a championship (recovery)
      i dont have a favorite song yet but cindarella man probably comes closes to it

    223. Would you people STOP putting this album in the same conversation as the MMLP. It’s not even close! Only fake ass rap fans would say some dumb shit like that.

      Recovery is just another decent album by Em. What does make it stand out among the rest of his catalog is that it’s the most honest about his personal life and I have to give him props for that. But as far as the illest shit on wax you fools NEED to go back and listen to the MMLP and then listen to Recovery. No contest.

    224. okay. i gave this album 3.5. but i give it 4.5 now. excellent album. especially after the bonus track including SLAUGTER HOUSE collabo. It would be a perfect album if he took out White Trash Party and That horrible Lil Wayne song.

      Go buy the album bitches. It’s $10.35 after taxes at best buy

      1. And that horrible Lil Wayne song? More I hate Wayne talk, wah, wah, wahhh. Cry me a river. Wayne is dope, fuck what you say.

      2. RECOVERYTHIS

        that wayne song sounds out of place. and Fuck em for praising that wack nigga. the album is dope but Em rolling wit that wackness is unreal.

    225. Almost Famous is the closes Em’s gotten to his old flow; easy, unforced, heartfelt, witty, vicious, STAY on Beat, loose like water self.

      MMLP remains his definitive work just as Thriller is to Michael Jackson. Doesn’t mean he hasn’t made other great music but just about all the greats have no more than 2 career defining moments. SSLP and the MMLP are Ems period.

    226. amazing album! i personally compare it to the MMLP! my favorite songs would be almost famous and Space Bound. Almost Famous for the dark tone kinda brings me back to The Way I Am and Space Bound because of the emotion and the way he makes metaphors that you just cant listen to, u have to understand them, Space Bound is like a second take on Stan, not quite as amazing, but it definatly does deliver! 🙂 Although i loved most of the songs, there are a few, like wont back down, that just dont make me get the chills. wont back down was just too repetative with the beat and just never got to the climax that most songs must have. Also i was expecting a really comic song like he has made since he makes music, but they were just not that funny as My Name Is, The Real Slim Shady, or Without Me. Either way, its one of the greatest albums eminem has made and i will buy this, eminem deserves to have everyone buy this album after his fall and now just awesome music!

    227. this album was a let down. he just meshed in with the bullshit poppy shit thats on the radio. relapse was better than this cd id say. there wasnt much new brought to the table, it wasnt anything too great. catchy hooks and chorus’s but the verses lacked eminems trademark aggression. the beats felt awkward too, i felt like i should have been wearing abercrombie and fitch and playing golf to this cd, straight white highschool bullshit. em needs dre and he has to get on the fuck everybody mindset again

      1. ight so its obvious that u like slim shady and not marshall but did u ever consider the fact that he has grown up and changed that’s why there’s so much self reflection on this album. just listen to the lyrics and world play and metaphors this shit will grow on you

    228. it’s Not a classic, but it was still a great record, the lil wayne verse was not needed on “No Love.” No Dre on the production 🙁 and a bit too much singing from Em. His word play is coming back to true form, I thought he would “go off” on this one, he kinda did but not “just don’t give a Fuck” style. other than that, this joint is DOPE.

    229. Recovery is cool…

      I gotta’ song called I’m BROKE…

      I’ve been up For 4 days, gettin NO money, NO ways
      holdin on to Old money these days my young Money split three ways
      ah- that’s rent, food and the INTA NET
      Now I stand on the corner like a homeless vet
      Dollars, nickels, pennies and dimes
      Will work for change it’s the SIGN of the times

      (chorus) AHHH this Nigga Broookkkkkeee, This nigga broookkkee, this nigga brooookkke, Checkin the mailbox my checks a joookkeee, my checks a joookkkkeee, my checks a joke!

      1. i should lay a verse with you nigguh

        bitch im broke aint no joke
        hit em with the nine take his 5 dollaz
        now they mine, feedin my self on goulash
        ill stick old tymerz for their cvs coupons
        aint no thang to me
        cuz im broke and all my niggaz see
        spend a couple of dollaz
        get me sum treez light up broke niggaz u kno
        who we be

    230. This album is the shit, nice flow and no more of that accent,Em is back once again,probably his third best album (After MMLP and SSLP) a must buy for sure

      Best Tracks: Cold Wind Blows
      Fire
      So Bad (Best Song on the album)
      Almost Famous

    231. i JUST HEARD THE RECOVERY AND IT’S GOOD BEST CD THIS YEAR SO FAR THE SECOND HALF OF TH CD IS STRAIGHT CRACK

    232. The truth is I love it and I hate it at the same time. Lyrically, Em is back. The beats were “modern.” I don’t know if that’s necessarily a good thing. The songs are very synthesize and awkward for Eminem but I do understand having to get with the times. I guess I’m bias because just finished listening to the wake-up show theme and it brought back memories. He sounds serious and focused. Not quite a classic, but it feels solid and sincere. Something we’ve been missing from hip-hop lately. EMotion!

    233. The first couple of snippets were nice. Then it got weak. Em needs to STOP trying to sing. Hire somebody to sing your hooks fool. Holla if you’ve been down the same road…Holla if you think Em sings like shet! The Night at the Roxbury beat was also whack. Dre, please help your boy with his tracks. To everyone that gave this ish 5 stars and keep comparing it to his old album you need to wake up out of that dream. You must be starving for good music. There were a handful of good tracks and overall the album was much better than the last one but that aint saying much. “the days are cold…living without yoouoooouuu” hahaha!

    234. i gave it 3 to 4 plays just not feeling the album sounds like kids music next 2 vinnie p’z season of the assassin

      1. agreed, i say paz album hit way harder, em went softer on this album, to much guitars n he stayed away from his hard gritty core, he made this album mainstream, the em i no wud neverrrrrrr have pink, rihanna & wack ass wayne

    235. In order to appreciate this album, you must allow for 3-5 listens minimum. Eminem’s flow and wordplay is deceptively fluid. So fluid in fact, that upon first listen you might forget M is rapping, because he spews exactly what he wants to say in any and every rate/rhythm. The content on Relapse was disappointing, he didn’t rap about very much that I would call substantive. There’s a lot of meat on the bones on Recovery, and Eminem, in my opinion, retakes the thrown as the indisputable King of Rap. Obviously his verbal skills have never been questioned, but now that they are sharper than ever and paired with regret, anger, and hope – M captures emotion and the minds of those dedicated enough to really listen. I was wary of the production on my first couple playthroughs, but that’s because I didn’t understand M’s vision. This is more than music – its a feeling. This is a championship disk, and Eminem is the Michael Jordan of all MC’s.

    236. album is dope easliy his best since The Eminem Show but MMLP will always be his best work very well made. only thing i don’t like is all the lil wayne praising he did on this album he really gave me a new light of him and it ain’t positive. Em knows he can smash waynes overrated ass in pieces but is it for publicity? really made me pissed off at him. but none the less, great songs and some corny hooks but all around great album.

    237. FUCK THE HATERS… RECOVERY IS THE SHIT FROM BEGINNING TO END… I SWEAR SOME NIGGAZ JUST GET ON HERE and SAY STUPID SHIT JUST FOR PEOPLE TO RESPOND.

    238. SH!T IS STR8 DEW DEW AN I AINT EVEN HEARD IT YET BASIN MY OPINION OFF OF HIS LAST2ALBUM!!! SORRY EM AKA MR. HANKY DA X-MAS POO

      1. Perhaps you should then…in the album HE acknowledges that both Encore and Relapse weren’t very good. So maybe you should listen to this before you make judgements.

    239. This joint is a 4.5 allday. Lyrically, 5 stars +. the only flaw in this album is some of the hooks on a few songs, but this shit is good hip hop from start to finish and Em is more or less back on his old shit. Next to the Marshal Mathers LP this is his 2nd best LP. Cold WInd Blows, Talkin 2 Myself, Almost Famous, the last track produced by Havoc, and Cinderella Man and Going Through Changes are the hottest joints. You’re Never Over (Proof dedication) is dope too but Em tryna hit high notes is not working but 4givable. The weakest joints are W.T.P. and On Fire mainly because of the bullshit hook (Em even acknowledged this himself on the start of hgis 2nd verse). Next to OBFCL2 and Stimulus Package, this is one of the dopest LP’s out this year so far. Roll one up and sip something b4 pressing play on this one.

    240. This is maturity. It’s not Eminem albums 1-3, but it can’t be. Way too much has changed for him to discuss the same issue he did in 2002 and before. Moreover, this is not albums 4-5, thank god, it’s different, but in a good way. There are only 2 throw away tracks on the whole album, WTP and On Fire. The rest can be set on repeat. At the very least this album is miles above anything else out there; there are only a handful of rappers who can even come close to touching his abilities.

    241. Em is back killin it! Can listen to this album the whole way through without changing a track!

    242. The album is the shit!!!! Hard work pay off!! You can tell Em knew was he was doing when he release Relapse.. I just sit back laugh because dude really is a beast on the mic and he did it with just a couple of features and giving the people what they want!!!!! His songs are 3 verses long like they should be!!!! I just got my copy today and I already got the shit on repeat play mode!!!! Great work Em!!!!

    243. im givin it 3 kuz this is by far a 5, i say 4 but all u peeps givin it a 5, if u listen to the MMLP kompared 2 this? please why is em sayin sorry n shit n havin all these touchy feely songs wit peeps he wud never do a song wit like pink rihanna n gay ass wayne. “cinderella man” was great, seduction, & the last song. of course not afraid. idk i just dont think this is the em i loved & he is one of my fav of all time. i just dont digg the guitars n all them softer songs. to each is own.

      1. hahahaha wow ur joking right.. this is no where near the best albumn of all time.. i honestly dont think its very good.. he needs to go back to his slim shady self…

      2. give me a better c.d. then? there is no screaming no singing. hardly any features this is what everybody wanted and received it. how about a job well done Em.

      3. Slimjo, at first I just thought you were an annoying Eminem stan. Now that I see you believe that this album had no singing and barely any features (which it did have tons of features, a lot were just uncredited), you either 1. Didn’t hear the actual Recovery album, or 2. Are borderline retarded.

        So which is it?

    244. Deek Riders…Em fell the fcuk off years ago …bring back the real slim shady fcuk dis sober ass nikkak…and stop riding his nutz sac …be real 4 EM dis is BS …yo somebody throw up the EM freestyle on stretch &bobito …thats when EM was the super rapper ..now he just another DMX ..

    245. I remember in 98 I was really proud to say I knew of Em, bumping the Slim Shady EP. Since MMEP it was one long and sorry downfall. I gotta say, I thought he was done. This is bringing it back as good as any I can remember to have heard. Good job, Em!

      The Haddaway sample could’ve stayed in the bin but I know he wanted to do something with Wayne, and as soon as it was done I guess they didn’t want to change it.. Maybe they can do something a little bit more worked through when Dwayne gets out the joint, haha. Although I’m not convinced their styles complement each other really well – Wayne is Wayne is Wayne is Wayne. It didn’t really work with Jay either. ..

      Anyway, Em, thanks for showing you still know what’s up.

      You got it now; no more stupid accents and fart jokes. This is the reason we loved you in the first place. Session One w Slaughterhouse is the best posse track I’ve heard in a really really long while. Almost some “Stranded on death row”-shit

    246. Yeah the albumn was good.. Was it his best? No not by a long shot.. He couldve done a lot better.. to be honest i believe he needs to start poppin them pills again because his music was better back in the day.. he fell off. Yes he is making a comeback but he aint like he use to be..

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    248. Some of yall need to pull the wool from over your eyes…. this album is worse than relapse… This is the biggest sellout HipHop album EVER!!!! every fucking track on this album sounds like it belongs on some MTV pop compilation bullshit… i can’t even get throught the whole album without hearing somebody singing… WTF is that?!?!?!?!? this site must be full of 12year olds that dnt know what REAL HIPHOP is about… this album is GAY!

      1. I’ll give ya tha singin part, cuz it is a lil over the top, but when it come to tha flows, WHO THE FUCK COMPARES WITH EM??? At least the cd isn’t overproduced auto-tune BS… If you listen back to Em’s old shit, he’s always had off key singin on tracks… minus the Rihanna’s and Pink’s hooks, but fuck it, I would do a track with Rihanna ANY DAY just to see that ass up close n personal…hahaha

      2. lol Your one of those 12 year old faggots who doesnt even read lyrics, I cant imagine why Im stepping down to such a retarded level to reply to this but I guess I just want to tell you how stupid you are, I would love to hear what you think is real hip hop cuz this is the closest thing to it in 5-10 fuckin years

      3. Man I agree with you dude. After Eminem show he started to get weird with his sweedish accent, and Recovery sounds like a POP/ROCK shit, he changed a lot… I think he should go back to the prescription for a minute…

      4. Whatya know, 2 Em fans trying to defend him by saying that he’s got great lyrics and flow (which he does), completely ignoring the fact that the beats and choruses on the album were weak.

        I can’t say it’s not the first time I’ve seen this… actually, that would be VERY far from the truth.

      5. Im not denying that Em has skills… however THIS ALBUM sounds too pop for me… With featured artist like Pink,Rhianna,Lil Wayne,and Kobe plus the way the beats sound and his Emo content in the lyrics i would say this is a pop album.

        Real HipHoppers holding it down right now are Jay Electronica and Homeboy Sandman and a whole bunch of other underground artists.

      6. Im not denying that Em has skills… however THIS ALBUM sounds too pop for me… With featured artist like Pink,Rhianna,Lil Wayne,and Kobe plus the way the beats sound and his Emo content in the lyrics i would say this is a pop album.

        Real HipHoppers holding it down right now are Jay Electronica and Homeboy Sandman and a whole bunch of other underground artists.

    249. Most of the verses were solid, but he’s gotta get away from those lame sing songy hooks. I know he wants to cater to the masses, but him seeing every fucking chorus made most songs sound the same to me. I actually liked Relapse better.

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    251. call me crazy but i liked it better when em produced his own music, like the eminem show to me was flawless flow/production/subject. I want the pissed off em, that wouldn’t have hesitated to go at kanye or wayne.

    252. This is a very mature album from Eminem and a really good one too! I would say it’s his best work since The Eminem Show. He has incredible wordplay and delivery on this album. Em is one of the only rappers these days who actually tells a story when he raps. I am mind boggled by the haters that are giving this album a 1. But hey not everybody understand what good music is. I think this will probably be the highest selling album of the year (Unless Susan Boyle drops another album haha jk) Im glad to see Eminem back to spitting raw rhymes again…Im looking forward to his Slaughterhouse project. Well see what the future brings.

    253. Wow!

      Not only is this far and beyond anything that has ever been put out by any other rapper, it is the BEST Em disc ever. If you disagree, your either a hater, stupid, or you just dont LISTEN.

      DONT BE DUMB.

      oh yeah, Relapse/refill was FUCKIN FIRE. Do you fuckin idiots want him to make the same shit every disc? If you like MMLP so much go listen to it!

    254. eminem is the best rapper to walk on this earth… seriously i cant name one rapper thats better than him….

      who is better than him?

      jay z? nope
      nas? nope
      lil wayne? nope
      lupe fiasco? nope
      kanye west? nope
      mos def? nope
      jadakiss? nope
      young jeezy? nope
      t.i.? nope
      fabolous? nope
      lloyd banks? nope
      busta rhymes? nope
      drake? nope

      i mean the list can go on and on… and im not saying these rappers are trash cause they are really good but they are just not better than eminem. i would say the closest rapper to eminem is jay-z but he really dont got shit on him either… the only thing he has over eminem is MONEY! thats it!

      and im not leaving out 2pac and biggie….they were great rappers but just because theyre dead dont mean they are better than any rappers that are still alive right now and they are certainly not better than eminem…

      eminem can make good ass songs (he also kills other rappers on their on tracks except when he was on drugs), got sick lyrics to do it, got the flows to ride any beat, he can freestyle on any beat, he can sing and he can beat anyone in freestyle battles! no rapper is better than him in any of that shit! he can do it all!

      eminem is the best rapper dead or alive….

      end of discussion

      1. Jay-Z is better than Eminem,hes more consistent,and his metaphors and lyricism are more complex.Em even compares himself to Jay numerous times idiot.
        And why compare Drake right now,cut the 23 year old man some slack,he just came out,and Drake did just as good as Em did on Forever.

      2. immortal technique? yes
        vinnie paz? yes
        Nas?yes
        brotha lynch hung? yes
        big lou? yes
        trae? yes
        Akir? yes
        diabolic? yes
        chino xl? yes
        ur a gay ass white boy? yes

      3. @ SDOT…

        i was naming rappers off the top of the head… all im saying is theres no rappers better than him

        and not of the rappers COPKILLA listed are better than him either… trae? are you fuckin serious? youre a dumbass

        and WU-TANG FOREVER get off COPKILLAs dick you cocksucker

    255. Fuck if it pisses you off but
      THANK ME LATER WAS BETTER
      ………………………
      ………wait for it…………………………
      …………………….
      …………………
      ………………
      wait for it……………..
      …………
      …………….
      ……………..
      …………….

    256. @Omar Burgess

      I understand you say that Eminem adopted and adapted to changing times. No doubt. But as far as him on No Love, this song could be the best song on the album. And the beat was arguably the best on the album. Of course it isn’t the Bass Bros and Dre but in Just Blaze’s defense, this is one of his best productions and by far the best product I’ve seen from a producer using the Haddaway’s What Is Love as a sample. Eminem over this beat is not flaw at all or even getting used to it isn’t flaw. And I don’t even think that its experimental. Em has always been or crazy or not the usual type beats in his career. His flow is talent at work over the unlikely beat. He hit every note flawlessly and still was lyrical as he usually is as if it was a Bass Bros beat or Forgot About Dre. Your opinion is respected but I definitely disagree.

    257. All i gotta say is Eminem has proved him self wit every album he is a legend and the day he leaves this earth there will be caous around the world just as much in the rap game. he definatly goes down in the books as the number one lyiricist in the world alive. and number 2 or 3 when he dies nxt to pac and big. and he should be proud of that because thats a fuckin honor. HELP HIM OUT WIT IT GO BUY HIS ALBUM FUCK UR DOWNLOADIN SHIT

    258. to really see that this is a classic you have to listen to the record a couple of times b4 you judge it. It is way better than relapse wich also was nice. EM is still your favourite Mc’s Mc.
      fucking wordplay, flow he respect the art of hip hop ( poetry ).

    259. fantastic cd… glad he could come back strong after relapse was so weak… this is the stuff that made him a legend in the game

    260. i dunno, i’m really on the fence about this. i given it a listen, and i just can’t get into it. i see everybody saying at least 2-3 listens to get into it, but as of right now i’m disappointed.

      he’s actually really good on it, but it just is kinda bland sounding to me

    261. HIPHOPDX is bullshit.You people give Eminem’s ok material,and Tony Yayo’s mixtapes 3 X’s and up,but Drake’s album get a 2.5.GIVE ME A BRAKE.Thank Me Later is better than Recovery HANDS DOWN.Im not buyin that Bullshit album.I only like about 11 songs anyways,the rest like Cinderella Man is gay,the worst Just Blaze beat ive ever heard,and those slow as songs.Em stick to Dre please.

      THANK ME LATER IS BETTER THAN RECOVERY WELL SE THOSE SALES NUMEBER IN A MONTH ANR REALLY COMPARE.EM LIKE SOMEONE SAID IS COOL,SO IS JAY-Z,BUT THATS NOT WHATS HOT RIGHT NOW,ITS A NE DAY IN AGE FOR HIP-HOP,AND THOSE GUYS WONT BE AROUND FOREVER,RECOVERY IS NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER TOUCHING MARSHALL MATHERS LP(CLASSIC).THIS ALBUM GETS A 1 OUT OF 10 FOR ME.

      1. Naw im pissed at the ratings HipHopdx gives.They give Tony Yayo 5 star reviews people.Drake’s album has some slow songs,but hes partially and R&B artist,em isnt with all those slow songs on his album.Encore is better than Recovery,Marshall Mathers LP is better.

      2. 1st – True, DX’s rating is bullshit. If Recovery isnt a 5 then somebody is fucking retarded.

        2cd – You like 11 songs and thats bad? Its called creativity, not everyone is gonna like the same songs. The songs you dont like are someone elses favorites.

        3rd – What do sales have to do with anything? How do sales make an album great?

      3. 1st – True, DX’s rating is bullshit. If Recovery isnt a 5 then somebody is fucking retarded.

        2cd – You like 11 songs and thats bad? Its called creativity, not everyone is gonna like the same songs. The songs you dont like are someone elses favorites.

        3rd – What do sales have to do with anything? How do sales make an album great?

      4. the only song on recovery i didnt like much was W.T.P. but i still play it. I think Recovery might be 1 hit song away from a classic.

      5. fuck these clown ass em ballsuckers they never knew or currently know bout real hiphop…there defenses are always the same,”he’s experimenting, and the lyrics are dope” so the fuck what if the songs are still corny and bad…shit drake and em are equally soft but at least drake young eminem soft and he old as fuck…Drake album is classic fuck the haters YALL dont know shit about hiphop so kill yourselves for bad taste…that is all now watch like 3 dudes say im hatin aand eminem is god…please die with eminem’s dick in your mouths

    262. haha thank me later better than recovery you are out your dang scull i smell a hater!!!!!!!! this album gets a 5 from me its his 2nd best album in my eyes and his worst album is better than thank me later real talk

    263. im glad em is finally back doin his thing. listening to this cd brings back memories of the slim shady lp and marshall mathers lp. shit is dope. haters can hate but dude says shit no one else would even think of. and he even admits his last two albuums were garbage. that takes balls

    264. Disgustttttinnngggggggggggggggg………………ill as fuck……anyone who thinks otherwise don’t know shit bout this………..

    265. I particulary didn’t like the album. I mean, he changed a lot comparing to Slim Shady LP, he sounds “mature” now. Or maybe it’s because hes not on prescription pills anymore…

      1. No shit he changed, he’s over 10 years older. Do you want him to make the same cd over and over, like every other rapper?

      2. Change is good, but when changing means going from creative, yet still real hip hop songs to singing and synthesizers, then you have a problem.

      3. Wu-tang…

        Synthesizers??

        **NEWSFLASH**

        The Roots’ “Rising Down” heavily utilized synthesizers and keyboards. You going to tell me that they “went pop” as well? You’re telling me that they didn’t make Rap music on “Rising Down”?

        Not to mention that there’s an actual difference between harmonizing on a song and actually singing. Eminem rarely sings on Recovery.

    266. Relapse beats + Recovery rhymes = Dope.

      Recovery rhymes + Recovery beats = Fucking Whack.

      I’m sorry, I just can’t listen to this shit.. I love em, I have every single shit he ever put out including infinite and the re-up but this shit is just terrible in terms of sound.. lyrically he’s as dope as ever maybe doper.

    267. hahah lmao, did i just see someone compare ‘drake’ to eminem
      hahahah your a fuckin joke, drake is the type of person that’s turning hip-hop/rap
      into pop, or pop/rap

      1. Dude he rapped on EVERY track… Drake sang on at least 6-7 and every single track had singing. GTFO it’s clear you’re just an angry black kid who hates whitey.

      2. damn, sometimes people like ‘WU-TANG FOREVER’ just piss me off
        em actually has something else to talk about besides; like almost all the other rappers…..’money, clothes, and hoes’

    268. man that album is fuckin horrible. i do respect mr. vince offer for taking the scissors to the disc on that commercial lmfao.
      this cat is a major disgrace to rap and hip hop music, none of his lyrics have meaning, his beats sound like sumthin from nsync and lady gaga, fuckin horrible.
      my nigga tripz has a 4-piece hookah that has a figure of violent j fuckin em in the bootyhole hahaha!
      wanna listen to real hip hop? check my niggaz 3vilution them cats are the shit, these white boys can flow and make hard beats, and they make eminem look like miley cyrus on meth hahahahahaha myspace.com/3vilution they takin over the northwest, recognize nigga

    269. If you enjoy listening to Pop music, look no further than Eminem’s “Recovery”.

      Personally, I’ll take PackFM, Vinnie Paz and the Roots over this album anyday.

      1. why is eminem criticized more then anyone else when hes just experimenting like everyone else?

        You wanna hear the same beats on every fucking song?

      2. co-sign wu-tang. I like Recovery, I don’t love it. Unreal, Em is criticized because people like you declare Eminem the best ever hands down, when hes only the best at wordplay.

      3. Yeah, C-Arson. That’s because no one is discussing his music.The music he makes doesn’t determine his quality as a rapper. His skill does. When they say he’s on the of the best alive, they’re not talking about his catalogue. They’re talking about his technical skill. Like you said, he’s the best at wordplay – and THAT is one of the defining characteristics of a rapper’s skill, alongside delivery, which Eminem has as well.

      4. And another thing… this isn’t pop music. The only thing that makes it “pop” is the fact that it is literally popular. Just examine his lyrics.. Love the Way You Lie is tearing up the charts right now. It’s about domestic abuse and ends with Eminem threatening to strap his chick to a bed and burn the house down around her. That’s not pop music to any degree.

        He’s not holding back or dumbing down his music to attain mass appeal. That’s the definition of going “pop”. He just HAS mass appeal.

      5. I like Em and I love this album. This is the best hip-hop album I have heard since the Roots Rising Down or Cuban Linx 2 by Raekwon. All I been hearing is my little brother walking around saying oh Leee do it and my girl singing Young Money’s greatest hits. I can’t take it anymore. Fact is with music you gotta evolve or you end up being forgotten. I love Wu-tang. I’m def gonna be there to see them perform the entire 36 Chambers at Rock the Bells. But Wu been rapping bout the same sh*t since they first started and they have yet to remake an album the caliber or 36 Chambers as a unit. They still got some banging solo albums, but they gotta come with something different. I’m just saying

    270. He goes in a completely different direction in this one. some people just cant appreiciate it. One thing i noticed about htis album is the is much less self loathing. and a more confident eminem. All in all its a hot album

    271. Listen to Ridaz on the bonus disc and tell me that em is not the best in the game right now.

      Drake? BAHAHAHA… what is that shit? it aint rap thats for sure.

      1. yea right i’ve only played like 4 tracks for it and all were average eminem crap. what is it with dudes thinkin he the god emcee? its definitely about race cuz yall say he kill shit all the time even when its soft and gay…eminem is the best white rapper of all time but his subject matter and weak ass beats place him with tupac as a half ass legend when it comes to the actual music…shit Drake killin this old man you dumb dickridin stans

      2. Tupac is the best ever how can u say tupac is a half ass ledgen take the dick out ur mouth n ear u dnt knw shit bout rap or hiphop u cocksucking faggot die slow mother fucker ur saying pac n em half ass ledgens ur a dumb fucker

      3. the problem is that people like hiphopincarnate just arent educated enough (stupid) to appreciate a different style.

        Like I said if you like old em listen to “Ridaz”

    272. I’m a huge Em fan so maybe I’m biased but this is one of the best, if not the best, hip-hop albums of all time. Time will tell if it is more of a classic than The Eminem Show or Illmatic (currently my two favorite albums of all time). Beats are a bit different this time around but he kills every one of them. I’ve listened to it atleast 50 times now and I’m still picking up on crazy metaphors I didn’t hear the previous times. Lyrically, Eminem is far and away the best, dead or alive IMO. I’m not a “dick-rider” either. I listen to all hip-hop.

      1. This is the biggest release in hiphop for long time. Whether your an em fan or not the reason hes criticized as hard as he is, is because he the best and EVERYONE listens to an eminem album even if they don’t like him. Fact.

    273. *sigh*
      When I first heard about this album leaking, I refused to hear any of it for fear of my not legally supporting the album once I got it for free. So I sat there for a week while everyone else was listening to the shit everyone telling me how fantastic the album was and it being the greatest thing ever and what not. The album is just glistening in overhypedness. Now I am a die hard em fan, I feel that he’s that best out there right now. However, this album is no where near what it could have been.

      Em needs to stop singing on his songs, period. It sounds absolutely fucking horrible and it just needs a giant permanent square button. And seriously, and Eminem album with a whopping 1 Dre beat? Blaspheme. Dre is the reason Em’s singles would smash the charts. I’m sorry but outside of Over, Boi Oneda or however you spell that bullshit doesn’t do it for me. Even if Em just wants to experiment, at least HE should be the one experimenting, not tryin to rap on experimented beats that aren’t his. 25 to life was the only track on there that was perfect, the only one where he didn’t feel like he was trying too hard. Don’t get me wrong, Mr. Mathers killed EVERY track that was on the album but it all seemed so forced.

      This album was no where near Marshall Mathers LP. I mean yeah his flow is amazing, hardly anyone spits better than Em does. But after clamoring at Best Buy for this CD, popping it in and listening the whole way through, I said to myself, Bravo Em, but now I’m gonna put Tech N9ne back on…

      1. errr.

        You’re like, really wrong about the charts thing.

        SSLP: My Name Is and Guilty Conscience were both Dre productions.

        MMLP: The Real Slim Shady was produced by Dre. Stan was produced by 45 King, and The Way I Am was produced by Eminem. Stand and The Way I Am were the bigger singles.

        TES: The 3 lead singles were all produced by Eminem: Without Me, Cleaning Out My Closet, and Sing for the Moment.

        Lose Yourself was produced by Eminem, among others. Not Dre.

        Encore: Like Toy Soldiers was produced by Eminem. Mosh was produced by Dre. Just Lose It was produced by Dre. Mockingbird was Eminem, and Ass Like That was Dre. Like Toy Soldiers was the biggest single off this album.

        Relapse: We Made You and 3 AM were Dre. Beautiful was Eminem. Beautiful was the biggest single off this album.

        So no, Dre is NOT the reason Eminem singles would smash the charts. Eminem is the reason they did, because he’s the only common denominator int he long run.

      2. I stand half corrected.

        There’s no doubt you’re right in the quality of the singles Dre put out, but as far as air play, I’m about half right.

        @Jaime

        Tech N9ne a joke? You’ve lost your fucking mind. Tech has just as much lyrical skill, flow and creativity as Eminem. Probably even more so since Tech can effortlessly ride a beat, and Em still struggles a bit with that. Just check his last 2 albums Killer and K.O.D. I look like an idiot? It;s obvious you dont know shit about the game, so listen miss curtis, keep your trap shut.

    274. While this joint is dope, I hace to say it is kind of overhyped and overated. It isn’t as easy to relate to as people have been telling me. Even though I liked hearing Em sing once on one of his songs it has now just become anoying. With that said this album is definetely worth the listen.
      Beats- 3.75
      Lyrics – 4.5
      Originality – 4

    275. i wonder how many people talkin shit on this album actually HEARD it, because its funny how the reviewer shitted on the beats, and then i see half the people commentin basically backin up what was said in the review. get off the reviewers dick, listen to it for yourselves and make your own decision!!!

      personally, i think i like relapse just a lil bit better but this album definitely is up there with bein one of his best albums

    276. Susan recommended me a nice community, ______ B l a c k W h i t e C u p i d * C o m ______ where black & white singles are looking for lovers to share interracial lifestyle with…. 😀

    277. You guys can listen to the nonsense on this album…I will banging out to real hip-hop. Dead Prez’s mixtape blew this out the water.

    278. Eminem is a bigtime SELLOUT

      Pink Rhianna Lil Wayne WTF is that? where are the REAL EMCEES???? Em must be scared that hes gonna get bodied on one of his own tracks.

      I heard his next album is gonna feature soilder boy, wacka flacka, gucci mane, T-Pain, and Baby from cash money.

      1. I even think wayne outshinned him. Had em had some better mcs on, maybe they wouldve pushed him more

      2. I even think wayne outshinned him. Had em had some better mcs on, maybe they wouldve pushed him more

    279. Some of you idiots are really incompetent. This album is very good. First of all, it’s way better than Relapse and thank me later. Secondly, to the guy who said Jay is more consistent than Em, please stfu. Jay-Z struggles staying on beat, and in no way are his rhyme patterns more complex than Em. Also, to the idiot who said Chino XL is better than Em, please STFU! Look, I’m a huge underground hip hop fan, but Eminem is one of the best rappers alive. Listen to his Multi’s, Internal Rhymes, Wordplay, Metaphors and Flow. Dude is a beast. And for the idiots calling this album pop, what the FUCK are you talking about. The beats aren’t the best, but lyrically this album is nowhere near pop, even with the hooks. 25 to life, a song about hip hop treating him unfairly. Spacebound and Love the way you lie, songs about a cheating girlfriend, the content in no way pop. No Love, a song where he just went OFF!! So you guys are basically just hating on a dope dope rapper

    280. This album is absolute trash..how you ppl can listen to it is a mystery to me..every song sounds like he is just rambling about non-sense..his voice and tone is terrible to listen to and his flow is just all over the place…the hooks are TERRIBLE..evry singer except Rihanna was TERRIBLE…some of these songs are absolute jokes..i’ll never get how you could like it…only reason i give it 2 is because he does have some sick wordplays and memorable lines…only songs i can bare to listen to are the ones w/ Wayne, Rihanna, “Seduction” and i guess “Not Afraid” but i don’t like that….I gave Thank Me Later a 4 out of 5 but it’s a masterpeice compared to this….(AND I BEEN LIKIN EM FOR YEARS NOW!!!)

      1. Srry if i went overboard..lol theres a few songs that i got oddly addicted to but it’s still trash to me overall…and to the first guy your stupid…= P…

    281. Album was soft like Em.. He aint where he was.. It’s like he was a beast and the nigga turning in to a soft ass puppy. Em dont got me speechless like he use to.

      And GOT DAMN! Alotta yall are quick to label Recovery as a classic or close to a classic. Its a lil bit better than Recovery and yall jump on the nut sack like thats the Best Em coul to. If Em is better than everybody in Hiphop than damn wtf yall comparing him to to say that bullshit?? Gucci Mane, WACKa FLoppy, Soulja Boy? If yes than i agree. Em is not the best, but he is one of the best.

      Em is bout to turn 40 and he softer than a marshmellow. Em, Dre, and Jay-z should make a retirement CD cause they on some retarded dont got it no more shit. Actually Jay-z still be spitting some hot metaphors so exclude him off LOL.

      Just saying get Em’s nuts out the mouth and breathe a lil nigga.

      1. Exclude him off? Go back to school dawg. Em is still spittin fire, better than the mainstream bull thats out right now. It’s no Marshall Mathers LP but Blueprint 3 wasn’t no Blueprint either. So stfu. Em is by far the best lyricist alive. That’s a fact. He outsells Jay, he outsells Nas, he earned his spot amongst the greats. His music reflects himself and his life, just because he’s not rappin about choppin up Kim or killin his mom don’t mean he got soft. The album is crazy, and it’s good music.

      2. You must be mad he was talking about your girl on Seduction.

        But if you think that you’re fucking with me, homie you’re on one

        I’m cockin’ my head back like ‘Ed Lover, come on son

        She’s on my johnson, she brings my name up constant

        Your boys are like “she’s fucking with dude, she wants son”

        Homeboy, you better get a clue

        She’s on my dick cause I spit better than you
        
What you expect her to do?
        How you expect her to act in the sack

        When she’s closing her eyes, fantasizing of digging her nails in my back to this track

      3. Lol Wow i got dick riders already? Hop off niggas… Thats why its called a damn opinion. But if you got Em’s nuts in your mouth i dont blame you for gettin so offended and replyin. Lol JUST BREATHE NIGGAS BREATHE!! And if you want you can put dem nuts back in since yall like dem so much.

        Hahahahahaha fucking HA @ COOL SPOT’s remark “You must be mad he was talking about your girl on Seduction.” HA dats tha shit Em was talking bout ma gurl? Im flattered nigga. STFU. LOL i cant stop fucking laughing Em wouldnt have a chance with ma gurl homie. Got Damn Em gots yall singing tha blues while butt fucking yall (COOL SPOT&RUSHRECKLEZZ) Haha o shit what a dumb ass name “RUSHRECKLEZZ” fruit ass niggas.

      4. Go back to school RUSHRECKLEZZ? Just wondering what that line was for? Is that where you learned your hiphop history? Is that what you mean? BP3 shits on this or better yet wipes its ass with this album. Album was mediocore at best. Dont believe sells really define an album. Cause alot peepz feel this cat like he’s God or sumthin. He aint that nice nomore its the fact that he has STANS follow him like he some fine bitch at the beach or some shit. And yes i do believe Em has gotn a lil soft. If this is evolving to yall then damn what a shitty evolvement.

    282. Glad he didn’t go with Dre or the Bass Brothers. Dre’s beats aren’t really all that great anymore. Eminem’s experimentation paid off, this album is dope as fuck. I actually like it better than the MMLP or The Eminem Show. If you line up the best songs on each album, Recovery’s just seem to be better. His flow is also just plain sick. He’s gotten better.

    283. Say what you want about eminem… call me a dick rider blah blah.

      But you damn will anyone disses eminem currently, he will end their career. wether he sings on chorus’s or not .. yup yup thats skill

    284. Yo Eminem Shady dog millionaire, where you been son- please come clear the air
      It’s been a while since you dropped that platinum hair
      but I gotta say boy where’s that platinum flair

      I’m talkin that white trash HOT shit you use to spit
      That this nigga is SICK shit you use to flip

      Now you talkin 2 yourself like the bitch drove you crazy
      Got you going through changes, where the fuck is Shady

      You was the king of the court, The white mamba in Nikes
      the Mr. I don’t give fuck- have you lost your bite?

      Its all good Em, the album is cool.

    285. Man yawl are killing me with this it’s up there with the MMLP. Really?

      The MMLP is STRAIGHT HEAT from beginning to end.
      Recovery is lukewarm with a couple of heaters. Really the only 2 tracks I can say he rode the beat perfectly instead of just going through them is So Bad and Won’t Back Down. Those 2 songs get better the more you hear them the rest get weaker. And the Havoc track is cool.

      1. Couldn’t disagree more. First couple listens I wasn’t impressed at all, but after a week or so of bumping it nearly every track has grown on me with the exception of Space Bound and I Won’t Back Down. The more I listen and dissect the lyrics the more impressed I become. This CD really has the makings of a timeless classic, regardless of a few whack hooks/beats. This is all my opinion of course, although I feel like the majority of people are in agreement.

      2. Couldn’t disagree more. First couple listens I wasn’t impressed at all, but after a week or so of bumping it nearly every track has grown on me with the exception of Space Bound and I Won’t Back Down. The more I listen and dissect the lyrics the more impressed I become. This CD really has the makings of a timeless classic, regardless of a few whack hooks/beats. This is all my opinion of course, although I feel like the majority of people are in agreement.

    286. I’m going to be blunt with you cats…

      NAS kills Eminem. Always has and always will. Nas kills Jay too but HOV is ill, don’t get it twisted.

      Doesn’t mean Em is bad. It’s just the truth.

      1. So preaching on every track constitutes better? If I want to be preached to I go to church. If I want to listen to the best lyricist out there I listen to Eminem.

    287. So I take it I’m the only person who noticed Eminem yelling on nearly every song?

      Seriously its like he said to himself “I’m gonna yell and rap fast for 17 tracks that’ll get em!”

      Seriously though, this is a really good album. I will say this, he doesn’t need to rap fast to have a good flow. Em is great at following the beat he raps on and doesn’t sound repetetive coughDrakecough so that’s a plus.

      Outside of some corny ass hooks and a few corny punchlines I like it.

    288. So I take it I’m the only person who noticed Eminem yelling on nearly every song?

      Seriously its like he said to himself “I’m gonna yell and rap fast for 17 tracks that’ll get em!”

      Seriously though, this is a really good album. I will say this, he doesn’t need to rap fast to have a good flow. Em is great at following the beat he raps on and doesn’t sound repetetive coughDrakecough so that’s a plus.

      Outside of some corny ass hooks and a few corny punchlines I like it.

    289. 4.5 straight up. Some of the hooks (spacebound specifically) were disappointing but the actual rapping and beats make up for it in a BIG way!

      1. i love space bound’s hook. im like the only one. looking for someone else who likes it. it’s not very “hip hop”, but it’s catchy.

      2. I love the Space Bound hook too. Got that shit as my ringtone lol. Probably makes it not cool but whatever. I can listen to that track all day.

      3. i like the hook on space bound i think it goes good with the song as a matter of a fact i think its one of the best joints on the album

      4. I have to agree man i play that shit every morning when I wake up. The shit is kinda eery and makes u like it even more for the content. I’m about to throw it on now

    290. wtf is with all the faggots that say they hate the album, then proceed to give at least one example of an underground/hardly known rapper that they say constitutes “real” hip hop…nobody fuckin cares which shitty rapper you listen to, it doesnt make you sound cool..most of the time rappers arent mainstream bc they arent good enough to be heard,with the obvious exceptions of the roots, royce, joell etc..soon as my boy lupe makes it big youll probably throw shit on his name too right?

    291. This album’s ONLY weakness is the hooks and some strange production. But it’s one of the very rare CDs that you can listen to straight through. If rap is about poetry, then Eminem is the greatest there’s ever been.

    292. Wished he woulda went through with the Wayne diss, somethin tells me deep down in his sould SLIM SHADY was sayin, “Come on Marshall, Come on….., We’ve been waiting for years for some shlub like this, DOOOO ITT!!!” But eh, he put him on the album and I find myself hitting the seek button, lol.

      1. if anyone who trys to diss wayne then they are flat out stupid. wayne will eat them alive. it would be a good battle between em and wayne but they are my two favorite rappers so i like to see them together.

      2. BBALLA69, You serious?? No one, lol. How old are you son?? Banks would THRASH dude, Lupe, Talib, Royce, Joell, Budden, Freeway, Beans….I can keep going, Wayne isn’t a nice MC, HE’S A WORD RHYMER, NOT A WORDSMITH ya digg???

    293. he has no image cuz we black folks make an image for ourselves in high school is where it starts the smart guy the bad gut the hood niggaz the etc etc eminem is the goofy white dude in high school that can hoop get it this cd is not the shit depressing ill rather hear about hood niggaz get money lol

      1. right obviously thats your opinion and thats fine, and yougot like 500 rappers to choose from. personally im tired of hearing fuck bitches get money. im shopping crack to get money. i came from the hood but now im flossin cos i was shopping crack an got money. theres to much of that. and thats not even mentioning songs about the club/ been a gangsta/ bustin slugs/ fuckin some bitch and all that shit. howmany of these tracks do we need ? and thats fine if thats all you want to hear. thats why theres ipods an shit but for the rest of the world we’l bump some deeper an better shit because theres life out side the hood. and you stick with birdman -priceless in your stereo. hate on me i dont give a fuck

    294. This is Em’s BEST body of work, yes, better than MMLP. Why? Because there’s not a lot of goofing around, there’s straight up truth, Em talks about where he’s been, why he hasn’t been the same and how he overcame. He’s extremely real on here. “The Way I Am” is still his best song ever but this album provides the most consistency all around. I don’t mind the hooks, his lyrics say it all. And some of the hooks you all say is bad is not really bad. I love the choice of beats, it’s different. Forget a Dre beat, Timberland is the best in the business, that’s who should have produced a track. But I give this 5 stars because it’s hard to impress me from beginning to end and this album does it. Just being real, Em is the best out right now. He can rap circles around anyone.

      1. Just because he speaks the truth doesn’t make it a better album than Marshal Mathers LP. Just makes the content easier to listen to. I think the album is just below Marshal Mathers LP. By far the album of the year!!

      2. 1)Marshall Mathers
        2) Slim Shady
        3) The Infinite
        4) Eminem Show
        5)Recovery
        Definitely not Em’s best album because the production isn’t as solid as 1,2, and 4 and his rhymes aren’t as dope as 1-4

    295. Beats all that down south garbage, all the way! I am from NY, but now live in Tampa. They do not play anything but south, and its all wack, except Outkast…

      I like Encore..Relapse was funny as hell…This one is nice too, but I gotta listen to it again….

    296. This is an absolute Classic…..hes back on that lyrical slaughter!! Eminem is the greatest MC of all time. no one else can lyrically assault u like Em. Wordplay, Lyrics, Realness and Great Production made this album classic. Album of the year!!!

    297. Eminem has always been dope but he really did this album I can’t lie yo I’m a real Hip hop head I know my shit if you dont have it go, get it. It has more of a grown up indepht feel to it. If your listening to him for the silly shit he use to be on you may be dissapointed but if you appreciate good music you should be satisfied. If your a real true music lover you got to check this kid out son is pretty dope http://www.myspace.com/darealmook

    298. Everybody’s complaining about Eminem singing on his shit but if you listen to Eminem he’s been doing that since eminem show besides thats all Drake does on just about every song I hear from him oh and Thank Me Later is not better than Recovery that an R&B album that aint Rap

    299. Eminem is simply a genius, plain and simple. This is the most lyrically powerful and impressive album I’ve heard in years, and literally brings me back to the good old days of Eminem. Some of the rhymes on this cd leave me in awe. The production is so crazy and new. After downloading the cd early, I had no choice but to purchase this full album on itunes and show Eminem my support with my dollars. Just an incredible piece of work – I don’t think there’s anyone better in any genre.

    300. Great album. Great verses but shitty hooks, but a good hook don’t mean shit without a good verse. Almost famous is just to ill

    301. Besides 25 to life and you’re never over this is a very forgetful cd. Em shows glimpses of his skill, but for the most part this cd is ok at best. Lyrically he says some really dumb corny punchline. Seems he tried too hard to fit in punchlines when before they just naturally fit. These roundpeg punchlines are wedged into a squarepeg song and end up completely destroying the musical, not rhyming, flow of the song.

      There were other “ok” songs, but the two that are up to eminem quality are the ones listed above.

      I expect an eminem cd to either be groundbreaking, or entertaining, this was neither.

    302. Album of the year NO DOUBT!

      Top tracks:
      Going through changes
      25 for life
      Space Bounds
      Almost Famous
      Not Afraid
      Cold Wind Blows

    303. People are weird. Slim Shady LP and MM LP are his best? Yeah, 10 years ago it was.

      Relapse, Recovery, Eminem Show even ENCORE is better than those 2 albums. I can’t even listen to his old shit anymore because it sounds like nursery rhymes compare to shit his making now.

      1. Bout time someone said Encore is ill. I think he’s stepped it up on every album. Relapse/Refill was fucking hard as shit. It had some weak shit, but Stay Wide Awake is still the best shit ive ever heard in my life.

        All you wannabe rappers out there. Try and write a song that tells a story and stays on subject with complex rhymes. Em does this in almost every fucking song. But he’s on some real movie shit with stay wide awake.

        DONT BE DUMB.

      2. naa man, he should have never stop working with the bass brothers but i know times change and thats cool thats just my personal opinion for me mmlp is untopable second is sslp cos thats when he was at his rawest and t.e.s is amazing to. wouldnt change a thing about any of em. but i think encore wasnt no were near his previous three ( songs like big weenie, my first single, just loose it etc prove this) and the thing about relapse was the accents totally hindered the album. however recovery is a step in the right direction, but one to many sampled hooks for my personal liking.. like i said these are just my personal views and shit. im sure you all have different thoughts about it

        so to conclude. Em get on your iphone 4 /blackberry what ever and hit up mark & jeff bass.

      3. I’m now at a point where I actually get mad when I hear a Eminem song WITHOUT the weird crazy Irish accent.

    304. welp drake had his one week to bask in the glory and now eminem has taken hip-hop back!! eminem has regained his old form on this album…on encore and relapse he seemed to be content with being the best, so he didnt have to try anymore, he was just making silly farting songs and bullshit songs…but with this album he seems hungry and eager to prove he is the best…he’s finally back to rapping with passion and fire!!!

    305. welp drake had his one week to bask in the glory and now eminem has taken hip-hop back!! eminem has regained his old form on this album…on encore and relapse he seemed to be content with being the best, so he didnt have to try anymore, he was just making silly farting songs and bullshit songs…but with this album he seems hungry and eager to prove he is the best…he’s finally back to rapping with passion and fire!!!!

    306. EMINEMS FLOW IS JUST BANANAS, SPITTING WISE HE HAS NEVER BEEN SO SICK, HIS OLD SONGS HAVE CATCHIER HOOKS AND SHIT BUT THIS NEW ALBUM SHOWS EMINEM RIDING THE BEAT LIKE NO OTHER.

      AND HIS VERSE ON NO LOVE IS PROBABLY THE SICKEST SHYT I HAVE EVER HEARD, GIVES ME GOOSEBUMPS, WHAT AN ANIMAL

      G.O.A.T

    307. The Cd is WAYYYY better than Relapse that’s for sure, but its still really whack. it has a couple of Good Tracks like “25 to life” and “Seduction” but other than that its straight trash! Everybody is stating that Recovery is dope and its great its a classic and this and that, but that’s the same thing y’all said about relapse, and even Eminem the artist who made this album doesn’t agree with y’all LMAO! Eminem has fell off, he just doesn’t flow right anymore, it seems to me like he’s just trying to hard. He’s always yelling and complaining, he’s a grade a Whiner I have my own problems to worry about, I don’t really care about his nor do I want to hear about them. With that being said, This album is garbage, I even took it off my I-Pod, even though I didn’t have to pay for it LOL

      Em Should retire if he wants to go down as the best ever, its sad because he use to be my fav. artist by far But by now I must admit Lil Wayne has passed him by a lot. Em is a screamer, he should do rock songs!

      1. Most of yall even stated that you had to listen to the album a bunch of times to start liking it, in other words your kind of forcing yourself to like it, When a CD is a classic you will like it off Rip just like:
        The Chronic 2001
        Get Rich or Die Trying
        The Massacre
        The Games 1st Album
        Marshall Mathers
        Slim Shady LP
        Life after Death
        Ready to Die
        Straight Out of Cashville
        Hunger for more,
        Tha Carter I
        Tha Carter II
        Port of Miami
        Trap or Die

        These albums didn’t require more than one listen to know it was a classic and till this day they are still classics… This is just my opinion, but I gotta keep it real as much I hate to…

      2. Damn homie you said it best on the cool… Cosign with niggas forcing to like the CD and all of the above.. Its like you eating shit, but you force yourself to think its a juicy Steak and all of a sudden its the best shit you ever ate LOL… Nice homie.

      3. The list you put up Now those are classics.. This Recovery is just another Em album but got damn you gotta be Em’s relative or bitch to think its a classic.. these niggas be smokin some good shit foreal… If Em drew a stick figure picture of himself the stan/dickriders would say its better work then Leonardo da Vinci’s shit

      4. I think Wayne is good with puns and party beats otherwise all I heard out of wayne’s mouth is “pop pussy pop pussy pop pussy JR! AHAHAAH.” Dont get me wrong tha carter II was classic hands down. but for your list I strongly agree excpet for Rick Ross I just cant wrap my ears around his songs they are annoying. Go listen to trap or die 2 and the new young buck mixtape and i think you might modify that list haha.

      5. ok ill agree with you that he whines alot or w.e but look at what happened with relapse everyone was bitching that he was using too many punchlines and talking only about that horrorcore shit and wasnt talkin about enough real shit and not gettin deep enough, now on this album he starts doing it and yall still bitchin. he can never seem to win with the fans. ive liked each album for what it is. even relapse cause to me it felt like he was taking it back to the slim shady days. this one makes me think back to the eminem show days while ik nothing he probably does will ever be as good as that cause to me that was his best album but still. this album is amazing the only song i can really feel like i can complain about is wont back down. and yea he complains and talks about his problems but thats what makes him and so many other artists that talk about real shit so great its the fact that they can get ppl to connect to and feel what their saying which i got from quite a few tracks on recovery. and 1 more thing if you seriousssssssssssssly believe lil wayne is better then him know you must have an IQ of like 10 or just be a follower like all those little kids in highschool who listen to somethin cause everyone else does. i have never connected with a lil wayne song, all he talks about is cars money weed pussy and how cool and amazing he is. and hes got elementary level rhymes dude. that and he says the same shit words to rhyme with half the time. oh and hes a serious fucking biter. heres proof. http://www.youtube.com/user/officialfucklilwayne#p/u/35/Om5UCd-68kw its fucked. he even fuckin copied off of ashanti!!!!! dude is ass. nuff said.

    308. 3.5-4.0.. Rhyme structure is on point. Too much material on his relationships. I cant replay this regulary.

    309. some of those albums are not classic homie
      2 pac – me against the world
      Nas – illmatic
      Lost boyz – legal drug money
      Gangstarr – Moment Of Truth
      Biggie – ready to die
      Reflections Eternal – Train of thought
      Dr Dre – the chronic
      Mobb Deep – The Infamous and Hell on earth
      Eric b and Rakim – paid in full
      NWA – straight outta compton
      Madvillian – Madvilliany
      8 Ball & MJG – Comin out hard
      LL Cool J – Bad and Radio
      BDP – Criminal Minded
      Bone Thugs N Harmony – Creepin On Ah Come Up
      Redman – Muddy Waters and Whut Thee Album
      etc etc

      Recovery was ok not classic no where near it

    310. Best shit i’ve heard in quite some time..especially from em. if he would have thrown in some better hooks and beats this could possibly be the best cd i purchased in over 5 years. almost every song deals with his personal trials and tribulations and i usually don’t wanna hear about some rappers problems..but the way he spits you cant help but be intrigued by every word that falls out his mouth. so sick it gives me the chills..must buy in my opinion.

    311. I heard this album over & over trying hard to like it. I wanna say maybe 5 out of 17 tracks is the most I can listen to. The beats r not all that for the most part with the exception of a few good ones that were actually bangin! Do me a favor u bunch of non-history wanna b hipsters hip hopping ur way to the burbs…Please never ever compare Nas to Em..Em is by far my favorite rapper..but u can’t dismiss Nas so easaly. U ppl talk without doing ur history. Lyrically & word play the way rhymes r written and delivered Em is a monster a beast but Nas is King when it comes to the pen game & flow!! If ur 21 years old & under please dont reply to this comment! We can’t relate & u have no knowledge of what Im saying. Nas, Jay Z, Black thought, MOS DEF, Ghost Face, Jadakiss, Beanie Segal, etc..can bring it hands donw & I didn’t even mention Slaughter House & a few other dope MC’s who can demolish the pen. Em is great but he can’t out do Nas man…no way! Em need an Illmatic first!

      Em was yelling to much on here & the hooks r annoying at times…He still super dope tho..Better then anything out right now..I give this a 0.4 for the lyrical content!

      1. Well stated, ppl are forcing themselves to like this cd, I can tell after the first listen this I’ve tried and tried but each listen is getting worse.

      2. Really? I’m 19 and all I listen to is Nas, Pete Rock & CL Smooth, MF Doom, Mos Def etc. Underground is the only rap nowadays that is even close to good. And for Eminem I think Eminem show was his Illmatic the only thing is that instead of getting better like Nas did Eminem fell off. Eminem is great and will always be thats why I only listen to his old stuff now.

      3. Exactly..Im not taking any credit away from Em but this is hard to listen to on any given day..I would have to b in the mood for this album..Its not an album I would listen to over & over! Love Em but this aint a classic..classic can only b used when appropriate..!!

      4. To ALRYTEYO…Ur a rarity…If ur 19 & u listen to that golden era music it shows ur a person who’s been put on to this by ur older peers which I think is a great thing. It shows u r intelligent & u take the time to know ur history..We have to know the music & know the history & appreciate great HIP HOP..The new generation is dope to dont get me wrong but u can’t say Em is the G.O.A.T..He’s one of them, lets b clear..This is not about who knows more & old against young..this is about facts & Im tired of the stupid comments all tho Im not here to control what these knuckle heads write..but yea I commend u man if this is what ur up on listening to…That was the golden era & it can’t b duplicated..U have a great point..I agree with u 100…Good shit homie! Ur 100% right about Em in ur opinion…One Love homie!

    312. The problem with this is his tone. I can’t listen to Em anymore and it pisses me off cauz yall right : he’s a great lyricist…He needs to lay back a little and just spit his shit….but the album is allright….sure not a classic

      1. Hahahaha Homie if you believe that, Kill yaself. Your a life fail so im not speaking figuratively my nigga, 1 ya self, like Nike Just Do It.

      2. STEP TO ME NIGGA!

        KUSH NAP ALL DAY

        I’LL BEAT THE SHIT OUTTA YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

      3. Kush Nap yous a ho, go get a surgery, get ya man parts removed cause you already got the dik sukin down pact!!! now just let Drake put it in and ya cycle complete……….bitch

      4. drakes album is complete horse shit! so much hype for some r&b shit. he wont ever be on shadys level!

    313. Creativity

      Substance

      Word Play

      Emotion

      Flow

      Easily a 5 and there is no BEST Em album. Stay Wide Awake is still the illest track of all time.

      DONT BE DUMB.

    314. Wow..im not the only one who thinks STAY WIDE AWAKE is one of Em’s best song!!! seriously…

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      1. Same flow on 90% of the album? Common sense here, please.
        If he switched up his flow too much, you would say his rhymes are weak or don’t come across strong because they’re too slow or you’d say he was stealing someone elses flow. Rappers find their way to rap, get comfortable with it and use it accordingly. Stop finding something to complain about.

        And there is too much excellent lyrical content, metaphors themes, you name it on this album to say that its boring. I think you may be illiterate. You foreign?

        Not to mention half of the songs have a meaning which is more than can be said for his best album, The Marshall Mathers LP. Even though it’s still his best album, it was filled with toilet humour and immature themes. This albums got respectable emotion to it, which makes it so good.

        Relapse was filled with the same kind of humour, which Eminem is finally starting to grow up so that people can take him seriously, and people can understand what he’s going through with the death of his best friend.

        Obviously opinions are opinions, but common sense is also common sense, keep that in mind.

    316. Every last word that u fuggin fags heard/ Came straight from the fishes mouth, so in other words im a “Bass-Terd” LMFAO… If you guys dont like this shit, you gotta be deaf… Punchlines = CHECK… Real stories = CHECK.. Crazy beats = CHECK… Out of this world flows = CHECK… Just because you dont understand his flows and cant catch his punchlines dont mean its wack… The man is a lyrical GENIUS… He DARES other rappers to come at him and guess what? IT NEVER HAPPENS… He would DESTROY ANY RAPPER ALIVE in a battle… WHAT???

      1. if thats true then why did he lose to ryhmefest he would kill evey rapper get out of here with that shit hes good and all but niggas sound like some dick riders saying this nigga the greatest of all time thats ya niggas opinons and all i respect it.

      2. if thats true then why did he lose to ryhmefest he would kill evey rapper get out of here with that shit hes good and all but niggas sound like some dick riders saying this nigga the greatest of all time thats ya niggas opinons and all i respect it.

      3. if thats true then why did he lose to ryhmefest he would kill evey rapper get out of here with that shit hes good and all but niggas sound like some dick riders saying this nigga the greatest of all time thats ya niggas opinons and all i respect it.

    317. Its Str8 fire..Topic of sngs Truly Justifies RECOVERY title..

      AND All U “Young Money” Bitches Stop Sucking Drakes pussy lyrics nd flow..

    318. Yous all need to chec out vinnie paz’s new album and army of the pharoahs for sum real dope lyrics

    319. if u claim that you’re a eminem fan listen to Not Afraid and just try to comprehend what it takes to make a song like that. how appreciative he is of the fans he has.

    320. recovery is now looking at over 700k first week proves if you put out good music people will go out and support

    321. It’s obvious some of you guys don’t REALLY know what constitutes good/great music.

      Great albums never never conform to the popular recipe of the moment, it’s what makes them great.

      It’s not about who has the illest metaphors or greatest lyrics, or hottest beats, it’s about the feeling the artist conveys on the track. It’s the reason that 2Pac, Quest, J Dilla, Dre, among others or considered some of the G.O.A.T. None of these artist conformed to any formula that the masses said was OK. You can even argue that none of them had the most complex lyrics or beats, but they make tracks FEEL good, and you can relate to what the artist is going through in terms of lyrics, while the greatest beatmakers know how to compose music that can change your mood, making you feel energetic, sad, happy, etc.

      When you over analyze anything you start to lose the true essence of it. Listen with your heart, and not your head, and you’ll eventually lose the need to hate on very good projects.

      BTW, great work Em, one of your best albums by far, you were starting to worry me for a minute with the last couple releases, but this album explains a lot. Glad you had the courage to face your demons and share the experience with the rest of us, something that most MEN would wouldn’t have the heart to do.

      1. well fucking said…you conveyed exactly what i wasn’t thinking

        far too much hate, and half of you are looking for something which no longer exists…you have to complete the circle in order for a new circle to begin..and if you can’t get what i’m saying nor that dude above me is saying..then you think you know but you have no idea..

        criticism fine..but hate is HATE..as a bitch was, is and will always be a bitch.

    322. Honestly even though I enjoyed Relapse I was hesitant and even convinced to avoid purchasing/downloading this album after the disapointment of Relapse Refil. I conspired wether to get it or not for about a week or two but after listening to the mad comments my freinds said about it and reading up on a few reviews I decided I’m going to get this. While this can’t be compared to somthing like the Marshal Mathers LP or even 8 mile I must conclude that this is well worth it. I will have to begin with the bad, in this day and age where rappers and MC’s aren’t just rapping and emceeing it seems as if Em has cuaght on. He sings far to much, while I have enjoyed him singing once before I have to remain by my opinion that Em singing sounds horrible. That’s really all I can say on the bad side. I don’t have to tell you that this has some great lyrical art, beats and consistant features. Although to me this album dosen’t reek of classic and best album of the year it hits us with the expected consistency. So I can’t complain but I can’t say that this is going to stand out in my playlists when I have The Roots, PackFM, Vinnie Paz and Yu all bumping.

      Lyrics – 5/5
      Beats 4/5
      Creativity – 4/5
      Overall – 4/5

    323. RECOVERY IS A DOPE ALBUM! The only song I don’t like is W.T.P. I’ve been a Em fan since April of 1999 and he is the best in the game!

    324. Its OK. The Beats were not that great. He had the same flow 85% of the album. The Slaughterhouse track shouldn’t have been a bonus track. Features were somewhat of an insult (besides the Pink track that Khalil produced). Em is clearly not as creative as he used to be and is just trying to stay relevant rather than making the album his fans been anticipated for. The Song structures get stagnant throughout the album and it doesn’t compliment Em as an artist.

      THE SLIM SHADY LP 4.5/5

      THE MARSHALL MATTERS LP 4.5/5

      THE EMINEM SHOW 4/5

      Go back and listen to those

      1. @ Hiphopjudge

        Actually, your “Instead of giving the fans what they wanted” statement lacks substance or credibility……Go to Itunes and check the fan rating on the album, its at a solid 5 stars, I cant remember the last time I saw that for an album on Itunes, and you cant just say its because its Eminem, cause Relapse had a much lower rating…. So, based on stats from the internets #1 source for online Music, it would appear the facts discredit your statement……

        Not telling you what to like, but dont mistake your opinion for the Opinion of the masses, Most Em fans are giving this one the Thumbs up, just how it is

      2. @SutterKane

        Dude i respect anyone’s opinion. At the end of the day…. Music is subjective. But i’m assuming you’ve never heard his earlier work. Like his 1st 2 albums. He sounded hungry and Creative. Granted “number 1 source for online Music” aka itunes. These record companies have promoters to push the record. Ratings and reviews play part in that. That 5 star rating was payed for. Maybe if this was a brand new Artist and his debut album…i could listen to it with an open mind. BUT ITS EMINEM!!!! “STAN”, “ROLE MODEL”, “GUILTY CONSCIENCE”, “KILL YOU”, “THE REAL SLIM SHADY”, “MOSH” “LOSE YOURSELF” “THE WAY I AM” “8MILE RD” i can go on and on. Name ONE song off of recovery that matches any of the once i mentioned. I REST MY CASE

    325. ya’ll niggas r sure fuckin dumb
      give me one album from the past two years that can come even close to recovery
      and relapse was a great albym

      1. I just took relapse/refill out of my deck 2 weeks before recovery.

        I dont know why people say relapse sucks. I know there are some wack songs but there are people that love them wack songs. crack a bottle, (the worst song in em’s career) is one of the highest selling songs in itunes history.

        if recovery aint a 5, then what is?

      2. Just one? The Ritual (2008).

        I can probably drop around 20 from the top of my head, if you’d like. Of course, as your name suggests, you’re probably a stan and unable to see anything that’s happening behind the curtain, behind the hip-pop mainstream bullshit that Eminem is very much part of these days.

        No disrespect towards Em’s old shit but he’s trash these days, only interested in making a buck and getting the next pill and it shows.

    326. Best album of 2010 and eminems best work since eminem show.
      Haters fall back.
      Youll getting mad wood over an album you “hate”
      Yall just some undercover stans

      Eminem is the best rapper alive. Recovery just proved it.
      Suck on that.

      1. So on a review with an overall score of 4.5 stars from the comments. You’re talking about “haters” even though 99% of the comments are positive toward Em?

        Plus why are you so sensitve to other people’s opinions? You fuckin Eminem or something?

      2. Best album of 2010 my ass. This was a mediocre album from a once amazing album. Best since Eminem Show? Maybe, but that doesn’t mean shit when the two album released between that time period were absolute fucking crap (with the exception of a couple songs).

        No way in hell is he the best rapper alive, and just because you said it does not make it true. Nas is a better rapper and he proved it with fucking Distant Relatives. Best? Idk, but it’s not Em. Maybe if he continued to release albums like SSLP for 10 years, but that’s not the case is it?

      3. Sorry but most people at high schools these days have no clue who Nas is.He’s no longer relevant.He never got played on TRL.Years from now Eminem will be remembered while Nas will be a has been.You guys that hate on Em are the same one’s who sucked Kanye and Waynes dick back in 07 or 08.

        Nas cant come close to Illmatic,however Em CAN come close to his early efforts.Why does everyone act like SSLP is the golden standard?That album was great but had a lot of rookie mistakes.I say MMLP is the golden standard.

      4. agreed about Nas sort of …look the nigga started at the top of a hill and rolled all the way down it….his first three albums and stillmatic were hot, THATS IT….he is garbage now and if you cant see that then you are fucking lying to yourself…look at one point LL and Rakim were the GOATS but they fell off and if you still think these niggas is the greatest then you need to pull your head out of your ass and come back to the future…thats the best thing about hip hop…unlike rock which is stale and gay and has been for 2 decades hip hop is constantly evolving and getting better…to me there can never be a greatest of all time, just greats of thier time….

      5. @ILLNESS_PERSONIFIED

        I really hate to admit it, but your correct about the game evolving. Nas is my favorite rapper of all time, but I would be lieing to myself if I said his latest efforts alone proved this opinion. All that’s important to me now-a-days are those moments when I listen to Nas and hear the mastery of Illmatic shine through his music. Those moments give me hope for the future of the genre, not satisfaction in the hopes of an old-school revival.

    327. Recovery was lyrically structured well. He used more punchlines and got a little more lyrically complex…

      My problem is that his overall songwriting ability has been sacrificed for that.

      When I say “Songwriting Ability” I mean:

      -His Actual Content (90% of the time he’s not rapping about anything but how much better he is at rapping than anybody else. The rest of the time it’s just a bunch of random stuff )

      -His Choice of Beats (To me, only 6 or so of the
      beats he chose are good. He made a big mistake in not involving the Bass Brothers or His own production on his album.
      Too many beats were wack…)

      -His ability to make a good ass hook
      (Did you hear that song “Cold Wind Blows” or “Fire” ???
      Eminem is capable of making the best hooks in hip-hop. So tell me why he all of a sudden sucks at it now???)

      -His talent of creating powerfull Emotionally charged music
      (Only a few songs on this album show where Eminem is in his life right now. He’s barely taking the time to fill us in on what he’s been up to and taking more time talking shit….)

      And to the niggas that are ready to reply with their coonery…

      Eminem was my 1st favorite rapper for a reason…because he did what no other rapper could. Now he’s reduced to just being extremely lyrical (which was what made me a fan) but now it’s to the point that you have to print out his lyrics only to read them and see that at the end of the day, the song has no point or underlying message behind it….smh….Shady is waaay better than that.

      Neither Relapse nor Recovery have much real Substance…
      Relapse had more favorable beats to me than Recovery did.

      To say this is better than the SS LP, MM LP or E Show….
      it just tells me that you don’t care much about the ability to write a song that means something…….smfh

      1. I dunno, I gotta disagree with alot of your points…..I like the content of this album, basic, to the point and well worded……..I liked The SSLP when I was 16, I’m 26 now, its like South Park to me, loved it as a kid, now I’m like “Oh wow, a fart joke” and flip the channel………Thats where Em was at with Relapse, but on this one, he pretty much left the clown show on the doorstep and came in with battle raps, Punchlines, Metaphors and Flows……I’d rather have that from him at this point then another song about eating Mushrooms and raping his mother…..Em’s a great MC no matter what he talks about but I’m not gonna buy summin like the SSLP today, just not for me anymore

        *shrugs*

        But everyones entitled to their opinion

      2. you basically over analyzed the shit out of it dumb ass…the album is fucking fire barring a few weak joints….thier, you are welcome….

      3. I agree with you on multiple levels, mainly on his hooks. His hooks really distracted from the energy of his songs. I’d start questioning if the album was even worth listening to until his next verse kicked in, then I’d remember the lyrical genius that he is.

    328. I just read on some site that recovery is expected to sell around 750K the first week, thats insane…….

      So, let me see If I have everything clear…………Eminem has a #1 single, an album about to be the best first week of the year, and an album people are arguing about all over the internet??………Did I hop in a time portal and wake up in 2000 or summin??

      Em’s career is bullet proof or summin, I dunno, I cant call it…..

    329. Good album, entertaining but then again I’ve enjoyed all his albums in one way or another. The production was okay and the hooks were aight but lyrically he ripped it. So with that…

      1. Slim Shady
      2. MM
      3. Recovery
      4. The Eminem Show
      5. Relapse
      6. Encore

      That’s not taking anything away from Encore because I still listen to it for about 4 songs but it was just a goofy album.

    330. In all honesty, I’m not an Eminem fan. However, his lyrical brilliance is undeniable no matter who you are. In a nutshell, Recovery held its own more so than Relapse in my opinion, displaying more diverse dimensions of the experience that is Eminem’s music.

      Pop-hop songs are considered filler in my book. Recovery contained far too much pop influence, but that’s strictly my preference. Cold Wind Blows is a great intro that kept me tuned in, thanks to the talents of Just Blaze. I drifted idly through the album until Going Through Changes, an acoustic guitar bearing track displaying Eminem’s unrivaled emotional energy (try listening to Stan without feeling his pain).

      No Love also impressed me due to the fact that it could have gone wrong in so many ways. A gutsy sample by Just Blaze left me wondering how something so potentially ridiculous resulted in a respectable song making me re-question the capabilties of Lil Wayne (not a southern rap fan either, besides Jay Electronica, of course) and the ever-increasing skill of Eminem’s flow.

      Recovery caught my attention and left an impression, a prestigious accomplisment to a fan of Boom-Bap and soul samples. I’ll be anticipating Eminem’s next effort with open ears, sans the Pink and Rihanna guest spots. (For the record, yes, Just Blaze on production does catch my attention and does leave a postive bias. Production can make-or-break an album, and without Just Blaze I may have been forced to fully appreciate Dr. Dre’s efforts on So Bad and never listen through this album again, much like Relapse).

    331. OVERRATED

      before you eminem nuthuggers get on my ass i would like to mention that he was the first rapper that brought me into the game and i consider him to be one of the best rappers/lyricists ever…..

      now onto the album

      some of you fans seem so blinded that you are so quick to call this album a classic….”it will grow on you”- many of you make this statement and im sorry to say that his old albums never grew on me, they hit me right away, why the fuck would you have to listen to an album numerous times to like it if its coming from a top 5 lyricist like eminem…Recovery is basically in recovery mode for eminem, he isnt at true form yet…..Relapse was shit and that was released like a year ago, 1 fucking year and then he releases this album and all of you stans that hyped relapse are now hyping this shit….im going to give Em one more album and i think he will be up to the level that he once was at with EMS, MMLP, and SSLP….this album, encore, and relapse will ALWAYS be below those three albums no matter what.

      open up your ears people, i understand that we all want eminem to come back and hopefully he will, too bad he has soooo many fans that i dont know how old or how much of a hip hop head each one is when they make outrageous comments like ” Album of the year” and “classic”…..I would put Distant Relatives above this album and actually label that one a classic because each song had meaning and substance……

      eminem has lost it and i think the drugs fucked with his mind so much, he shouldve taken the time to get into true form instead of rushing both of these last two albums out….i know he has gone through alot but when speaking about the caliber of this album, it doesnt come near his classics

      Please no hate, just stating my opinion, feel free to respond but remember i hold eminem to a high level and everything he puts out i judge carefully because he earned that respect…..peace

      1. I can agree with the fact that this album is overrated. I heard the hype and anticipated a revigorated Eminem. Multiple times throughout the album I downright said to myself “Uh, what the fuck was he going for with this cut?”. What’s more important to me at this point in his career is that he experiments and finds new rhythms. Anyone expecting a Marshall Mathers LP Part Deux needs to stop drinking. Never believe the hype, even though it’s sometimes impossible. Just appreciate originality, even though it WILL fail here and there, and remember it’s all about the message in the music.

      2. Come on guyz, albums like Marshall Matthers LP and The Eminem Show are masterpieces, and even coming close to them means the album is a classic. I am not saying Recovery is flawless, but let us admire the uniqueness and individuality of this album. And while I am a huge fan of Weezy, Jigga and Kanyeezy, you can’t expect them to rap with the intellectual brilliance of Eminem.

    332. first of all Em is the greatest mc of all time some of the shit you people on here are saying is whack as fuck! saying hes lost his touch he hasnt lost shit if anything hes gotten better he grew up and hes talkin about grown ass man shit now! id like to see anyone in the game try and battle him he will Slaughter anyone in the game hands down no question! Recovery is a great album! you guys cant compare his albums there all great! and there all different thats what makes Em the best if he kept making the same shit over and over it would get boring he mixes it up. thats what relapse was! then he went all out on Recovery and its the best album of the year. oh and btw drakes album was a complete bust so much hype for nothin! recovery kills that shit! Congrats Em! Slim Shady is back!

    333. One of the greatest albums to be put out!!! This is music people! All these songs i bet relate to something you having goin on in life! Em reaching us for real! LISTEN ya dig…DETROIT stand up we neva fell off.

    334. Proclamation of oneself as “the BEST MC” is an aspect of hip-hop that sets it apart from all other genres. And undoubtedly, all rappers indulge in this aspect. Having said that few, extremely few rappers actually analyze themselves to such an extent that they actually pick out there own flaws. For me, this is the one thing that distinguishes Recovery, or Slim on the whole, from the rest. Yes, Dr.Dre’s outstanding production is not present, yes, Eminem’s skillful lyrics are not totally there. But still, Eminem nullifies all those flaws by taking self-appraisal to an all new level. His impeccable versatility, is conspicuous in the album. This is a hip-hop classic, hands down.

      1. Hes not the best MC idiot,no such thing
        We Got Nas,Jay-Z,Biggie,Pac,Rakim,T.I,Lil Wayne,Snoop Dogg,The Game,BunB.ECT……..
        Its all who you think,but there is no declared one,just because Em has sold over 80 million doesnt make his the best,Nas,Jay,Snoop,or Game would get in that ass if it came to a battle.

      2. NYC-LA-T.Dot you’re telling me that Lil Wayne, T.I, Snoop and Game(not that i’m not a fan of them) are better MCs than Em??go listen On Fire,Hellbound and some of em’s punch lines from Rap Olympics in 1997.Even before he was famous he would kill all these guys!!

      3. @NYC-LA-T.Dot:Come on, lets take it both ways, if he has sold 80 million+, it means he has made awesome stuff (else it implies Americans are really dumb). And you tell me, if a white can sell so much in a black domain, it makes him special.
        Take it dis way. Nas is a one-hit-wonder, nothing gr8 post-Illmatic. Snoop is shit, ‘coz he can’t give solo hits, Doggystyle was a hit only coz of Dre. Jigga 2 relies on Kanyeezy 4 production.

        @Ac38:Dude, the production of the album sucks. But, I am saying it is a classic purely coz of the content and background.

      1. I think of it more as emotional instead of depressing, but then again, it’s how you interpret it I guess.

    335. Not his best work but, the man’s skills are amazing. He could have left off the R@B chicks overall solid album.

    336. Ok i was on my tirade earlier last week about dissing this album because HipHoplamex gave Eminem 4 x’s but only gave Drake 2.5 x’s.Now this is Eminem’s ok material,damn sure not his best,and this album is not a classic.If your a fan of Eminem and Dr.Dre’s production skills,Encore,Marshall Mathers LP,8 Mile Soundtrack,”When Shit Hits The Fan” feat Dr.Dre,The Sauce(Benzino Diss) are classic type shit from Eminem,and Eminem knows it,he just wanted to put out a disc about his current emotions,issues,and get over obstacle(kind od biting Drake’s style of rhyming on this one a little)but its cool.He aslo has his funny tracks like “WTP”,”Fire”,”So Bad”.But when he’s spittin on tracks like “Wont Back Down”(Pink fits the song well),and the “Hidden Track(prod.by Havoc)” is hot to.And songs like talking to my self feat. kobe is a real track no doubt,and the opener beat ”
      Cold Wind Blows” is a great intro and the hook is funny and catchy as well.Bottom Line in my opinion im a real Em fan,dont like all his shit,but i know good music,and this isnt a classic man,good album cause i only like 11 songs tops outa 17,not good enough to be a classic.I think Em stepping out of his comfort zone(Dr.Dre) was a sign of maturity and growth,but it didnt pay out in the long run,with songs like cinderella man(worst track on the album,hate the guy singing),and all of these R&B chick on these depressing ass songs,not hot for real
      Recovery gets a 3 out of 5 from me/7 out of 10.

    337. Some of y’all are fucking straight up idiots.

      Go listen to The Marshall Mathers LP, or the Eminem Show. Hell, even the Slim Shady LP.

      Go listen to those albums. No one is expecting the guy to remake those albums, but there is a tangible, passionate quality in the lyrics of those songs on those albums. It’s a genius at work.

      On Recovery, the guy is trying to recreate what he used to be, but it sounds so fucking forced and hollow. There isn’t a single fucking lyric on Recovery that is worth quoting.

      You guys are fuckin’ Stans man.

      “Just enjoy music”, “Quit hating”, “This album is a classic”

      SHUT THE FUCK UP.

      We don’t like the album because it’s bad. I honestly like Encore and Relapse better than this album, and I think those albums suck donkey balls.

      Eminem has absolutely lost his fire. He can triple time flow a billion syllables a second all day, but he doesn’t say a fucking good line on the entire album. He is trying to recreate the old Eminem, and failing miserably.

      1. he got mad quotables on every track!

        “stuck my dick in this game like a rapist, they call me Slim Roethlisberger. i go beserker than a fed up post office worker”

        AND the features are dope. take another listen. he’s still doper than most people that call themselves MCs

      2. u can like encore more than this all u want but i think the majority of ppl on here have a good enough ear to disagree with you yo

      3. I agree with @BETRAL . This album isn’t good at all. ITS SOOO Forced and Unnatural sounding. The SlimShady LP was genius. Marshall Matters LP was good as hell 2 but it even had better beats. When u listen to those albums u’d understand why people call this man “one of the illest”/TOP5. His last 3 albums were mediocre at best. Relapse was the best outta the last 3 and i don’t even like that album so much

    338. these are shoes you cant fill, shit the day that happens michael j fox will come to a stand still…..if that isnt a good line then lebron james cant hoop…hiphopdx is the website if you dont know the shit then dont come on here…this albumn is fuckin insane…if he put out slim shady lp right now and none of us have heard it i gaurentee none of you fucks would like it you all just dont know what your talkin about so plz lick the bottom of my nutsack

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      1. im just statin my opinion and my thoughts on the album.u can praise it hate it whatever.im still gonna state my opinion.ignore it or do whatever u wanna do im just statin what a lot of people think is true and so do i so just deal wit it dont whine about it and call people names like a12 yr old grow up man

    340. Recovery=Trash! First off for all the people who thought relapse was bad i can’t see how this is any better. The beats on releapse were off the hook and that’s a fact. Recovery is just bad. There’s nothing good about it. “We made you” off of relapse was more of the old slim shady than anything on this album so i don’t know how anyone can say this is more like the old slim. Terrible terrible album. Em i think it’s time to hang em up. You can still rhyme but that’s it.

    341. I’m a huge fan of Em…probably wasn’t a bigger fan of his until Encore came out, and even that album had a beautiful track on it (Mockingbird).

      This album just isn’t on par with his old work. His story telling doesn’t relate to people anymore. His problem is that he became so big to the point where he couldn’t relate to that white kid in an urban or even suburban area who literally just wanted music to unwind with and relate to, and vibe with.

      Slim Shady LP is chock full of those tracks.

      This album had 3 good songs on it in my opinion, and even those aren’t anything to write home about.

    342. I AGREE WITH EVERYONE ELSE WHO SAYS HE SOUNDS FORCED… HE SOUNDS COMPLETELY OFF ON HIS TIMING AND SOME OF THE VERSES DONT EVEN RHYME … HIS FLOW IS INCOSISTENT ON MOST SONGS… DOESNT STAY ON TEMPO….

      AT FIRST I THOUGHT THIS ALBUM WAS OK, BUT AFTER LISTENING TO IT FOR A WEEK NOW… I THINK ITS “EH” AT BEST….

      PRODUCTION AND HOOKS SUCK BIG @##@!!!!!

    343. EVERYONE IS TIRED OF THE CLICHE EMINEM GIG, HE JUST SUCKS AND ALL HIS SONGS AND ALBUMS SOUND SIMILAR TO ONE ANOTHER, THIS IS JUST A GIGANTIC FLOP, YET AGAIN….HE WILL SELL AND MAKE MILLIONS BUT HE IS NOT HIP-HOP, HE IS PEOPLE MAGAZINE HIP-HOP….NOT LIKE PACK FM, LITTLE BROTHER, GZA, PUNCHLINE, DJ SPINNA, ETC……NOTHING IN THAT CATEGORY AT ALL!

      1. Dude, you know something? Dont bloody think people are fools like you think. If they buy stuff, it is becoz it is good. Why do u think Slim has sold more records then 2pac, Big, Lil Wayne, Jigga, etc. It is becoz he makes good stuff.

      2. LOL @ flop, its the best selling first week since 2008, Just cause you dfont like it cant change that

        Recovery = Succesful album

        Distant Relatives = Flop

      3. Em came from the underground, he built his empire, he ain’t “people magazine” hip-hop. Relapse was garbage with Encore. Nobody but Jay spits even close to him, keep hatin while Detroit and Chicago keep this hip-hop thing goin. Black Milk and Big Sean next, Detroit is hip hop and Mr. Mathers is the mayor and you my boy need to take a history lesson on where he came from and not by watching 8 Mile

    344. again i’m slightly surprised at some of these comments. I thought this was a really strong album. not this greatest, but far from anything near his worst. The delivery is still master class, the beats were superb. The few features worked pretty well too. Its a great listen =]

    345. Holy hell, people really don’t seem to understand how rating works.

      Five stars out of five means the album is PERFECT, that there is nothing wrong with it, or at least it’s an instant classic. Yet people say things like ‘not his best album but pretty good’ and give it five out of five.

      Illmatic is four and a half out of five as is The Chronic, The Marshall Mathers LP is four. I have not listened to this album yet but I KNOW from the few songs I have heard that it’s DAMN SURE NOT PERFECT OR EVEN WORTH 4 STARS.

      I mean damn, are people really too stupid to figure out how rating works? Two out of five is below average and four is above average. One out of five means it’s trash, with trash beats, trash lyrics, trash mixing, trash artwork etc. Three menas it’s pretty good, and five means it’s pretty much the best rap album ever made, and it’s not possible for it to be any better; There’s no room for improvement.

      Stupid people annoy me.

      1. @KIISKIS:Guess you have to get your brain diagnosed. No album is flawless. Even the best make mistakes. What defines “perfection” is doing the important thngs properly. Apart from that, your ears have got so corrupted listening to Kanye West stuff which uses shitloads of production, that you cannot toler8 an album whose forte is verbplay and flow, rather then production.

      2. @KIISKIS:Guess you have to get your brain diagnosed. No album is flawless. Even the best make mistakes. What defines “perfection” is doing the important thngs properly. Apart from that, your ears have got so corrupted listening to Kanye West stuff which uses shitloads of production, that you cannot toler8 an album whose forte is verbplay and flow, rather then production.

    346. i was wondering on the psychology of this album, ok so hes getting off drugs.
      hes put out an album hes not proud of.
      he’s on the up and up of hitting rock bottom. (i like this as ive been in these shoes)

      THE PEOPLE INTO POP THAT LIKE THE TWILIGHT THE FILM ARE VOTING 5 STARS SO IF YOU WANT TO REDUCE THE TRAVISTY HAHA VOTE 1 STAR.

      i know hes fairly intelligent so i was wondering if the whole album is a lie.

      anyway.

      i wont lie i like his clear vocals and like his story telling so i will always sus him out and chuck it on for an eminem beat/

      its a bit disapointing, i would have liked it faster more content lyrically and less simplified. but that wasn’t his vision.

      any way theses my 2cents. hahaha yewwww!

      my rap history as my opion doesnt have much credibility.
      im an australian bloke who lives in the suberbs.haha
      and i enjoyed cage’s hells winter.
      i also grew up on the gangster not so rare stuff and liked it.
      im 27. hahahah

    347. Real shit i dont kno wut u dudes be listenin 2 but this is definitely a classic hip hop album. eminem spits the some of the best lyricism i heard in half a decade but still has mainstream production.
      No one else’s material comes close and his battle-oriented rhymes still manage to cross the commercial threshold w/o sounding pop (aka Lil Wayne)

      Eminem iz still the best rapper alive

    348. Em tried something different on this album and I gotta say i loved it. When was the last time you actually heard Em collab with other artists?? And no to the people that will say he has a bunch of collabos b/c he doesn’t think he can carry an album by himself. He did it b/c he is trying to change his style and how ppl perceive him. This album is an instant classic!!!

    349. I did not listen to this album but since its eminem then of coarse this shit is going to be trash. the only thing good on this album is Lil Wayne. Eminem is white trash.

    350. eminem has a couple good songs on here , but the song with lil wayne is sooo wack
      lil wayne is wack and pop

      1. u gotta admit em held it down on that song with lil wayne
        “when im not even at my harshest you can still get roasted cause Marsh is not mellow”

    351. only issue with this album was the production. I wanted to hear some BANGERS, but instead I got less. How i got over, Distant Relatives, Sir Lucious Left Foot, and Revolutions, are much better. I don’t have to explain why, just use your brain and ears at the same time.

    352. this album is gettin rated too high
      its only one album thats not even that good
      their not askin u to rate his career

    353. Im not even a humongous Em fan, tho I really like the very first Slim Shady LP, and I thought he did a excellent job on the 8 mile film….I just wish he decided to do a very lyrical album, like his freestyles on the 8 mile movie, haha, But I decided to hear this album after hearing one of his singles on the radio and all the buzz…This album is a bit different and I kinda like it, for the first time in a long time it sets a more positive vibe on Em’s part, and it feels more personal and the sets a different tone, which is light yet enjoyable…Im glad its not all “christina aguilara” and “britney spear” pop lyrics, when he steers from that he’s dope, but on here its just straight forward cool for the majority…its not perfect minus a a track or two or three and its okay.

      Em
      1.SLim Shady Lp
      2.8 Mile (the movie)
      3.Recovery
      4.MM

    354. 5 star classic easy. The only album to come close in the last 5 years is Relapse. That’s how you know he’s the greatest.

      Truth be told this and Relapse are the only good rap albums out right now. Nothing comes close. Everyone else is either a old fart, washed up hag or boring as dude. Emienm is literally the only rapper keeping the game alive. Without him (like that sone Without Me) rap music would be D-E-A-D.

      Thank God for Em or else I’d be sitting through some lame ass rapping about how good he is with his cars, bitches, hoes and shit. We need more real lyricists like Eminem. Unfortunatley 99.9% of rappers go the other route. Sad really

    355. Just because he has sold more records than 2pac, Big L etc. doesn’t mean he’s better than all of them. He surely doesn’t make better music than Pac did, nor is he a better lyricist than Big L. There are even some lesser known artists who are arguably right up there with him, personally Z-RO is my favorite rapper still living. Course I’m from Texas so that’s just my preferred style of hip hop.

      Don’t get me wrong, Eminem is an incredible rap artist/producer who has earned his respect and then some, but selling the most records doesn’t automatically determine that he’s the greatest of all time or even the best rapper of the present day.

      Talent, work ethic and determination should sell records, but in a sense that’s just not the way it is right now, case in point Soulja Boy selling a million records and performing at awards shows. His music is pure garbage yet he’s making money and getting respect that he has not earned. There’s no way he’s better than Z-RO, Trae, Immortal Technique, Prince Ea, Tech N9ne, Wax, I could go on and on.

      Hopefully one day soon, the rap music industry will once again be judged by natural talent, lyricism, wordplay, metaphors, syllable rhymes, sophistication and story telling ability instead of some lame ass dance and love songs.

      Real talk

      1. It doesnt Darren420. But then, you have to admit that few rappers have the versatility Eminem does. Be it Pac, BIG, Jay or Andre. Their rap has always dealt with the dark life of streets. Eminem’s rap deals with black, white and grey.
        BTW, I am from India, so I am kind of oblivious to the East-vs-west rivalry. But I have heard enough of NWA, BIG, Pac, Jay, Kanye and Wayne stuff.

    356. In the words of KRS ONE – MC’S ARE JUST HOPELESS THINKING RECORDS SALES MAKE THEM THE DOPEST “

    357. Good album but I like him over Dre beats and his own like his past albums more than some of these beats, Also as everyone would attest to he sings to much on this and their are also some other wack hooks.

    358. If there were no beats and no production…Id rate this Album a 5 hands down… fuckit EM drop a fucking accapella version so that these clowns that dont listen to the words and your Poetic tone can understand ur Bars…And Lines!!! Show a lil respect, most peoples career would be over after having a friend get murdered and OD’n 2 times in a short period… Em beat the odds again…SO Stop Fucking HATING 5 * All Day!!!

      Cinderella Man
      Space Bound

      I’LL pull a fuckin tree out the ground/ And Flip it upside down, before i turn over a new leaf clown/

    359. Sup haters! Mr. Mathers just killed yall again, but keep hatin while Mr. Detroit drops your jaw with radickyaluss lyrics and flow. Go head haters, drop some names of rappers you found on the internet that r the “future” but nobody ever hears bout them because, well they garbage. If it aint comin out of the D, the Chi, or NY it aint worth listenin to. We dont have to hang our heads anymore emberressed by Relapse and Encore, GIVE THAT BOY HIS CROWN BACK, THE WHITE BOY IS SILLY DELISHUS TO YA EARS HATERS. Thanks for this one Mr. Mathers

      1. THE ALBUM AVERAGE IS OVER 4 STARS!! 90% of the comments are positive towards Eminem. What haters are you talking about!?

    360. I stopped checking for Eminem after Encore disappointed. Then I heard bout Relapse and that disappointed, not production wise or anything becuase it sounds like a Eminem album, but why those accents? But yeah, then I heard bout this shit and heard that Not Afraid song and was like, dude is going to far left with this one. Lyrically the joint is on point, but when is he never on point lyrically.

      But i heard the rest of the album the other day and i must say, minus a couple tracks like WTP and Youre never over (Only the singing on the hook), then album is dope as fuck. Cool beats, suberb lyrically, hooks aint all too bad. Take those two tracks off or just WTP, and then add in any or all three of the bonus tracks, and you got the best Eminem album since Eminem Show

      That isnt saying too much so maybe I shouldnt put it like that, but if its

      MMLP
      TES
      SSLP

      Then Recovery stand tied with Eminem show IMO, either that or a nudge below. Good shit, now we back on track Em imma start checking for his new shit

    361. I stopped checking for Eminem after Encore disappointed. Then I heard bout Relapse and that disappointed, not production wise or anything becuase it sounds like a Eminem album, but why those accents? But yeah, then I heard bout this shit and heard that Not Afraid song and was like, dude is going to far left with this one. Lyrically the joint is on point, but when is he never on point lyrically.

      But i heard the rest of the album the other day and i must say, minus a couple tracks like WTP and Youre never over (Only the singing on the hook), then album is dope as fuck. Cool beats, suberb lyrically, hooks aint all too bad. Take those two tracks off or just WTP, and then add in any or all three of the bonus tracks, and you got the best Eminem album since Eminem Show

      That isnt saying too much so maybe I shouldnt put it like that, but if its

      MMLP
      TES
      SSLP

      Then Recovery stand tied with Eminem show IMO, either that or a nudge below. Good shit

    362. This Album Is Sick, Eminem Is A Lyrical Mastermind and Is Helping Keep Hip-Hop Alive. It Dosent Matter If Your Black, White, or Mexican If You Can Spit Then You Can Spit, Plain and Simple.

      My Eminem Albums Rank

      1.Slim Shady LP
      2.Recovery
      3.Marshall Mathers LP
      4.The Eminem Show
      5. Relapse

      The reason infinite is not on my list is because i cant find it anywhere haha so if you have a link hit me up

      1. you got ur rankings way off. It’s the marshall mathers lp, the eminem show, recovery, slim shady lp,relapse, encore.

      2. you’re both fucked up, it’s:

        Marshall Mathers LP
        Relapse
        Slim Shady LP
        Encore
        The Eminem Show
        Recovery
        Infinite

        there, there’s your proper list.

      3. you’re both fucked up, it’s:

        Marshall Mathers LP
        Relapse
        Slim Shady LP
        Encore
        The Eminem Show
        Recovery
        Infinite

        there, there’s your proper list.

      4. i agree on this ranking i’ll just add another 3
        1.Slim Shady LP
        2.Recovery
        3.Marshall Mathers LP
        4.The Eminem Show
        5. Relapse
        6.infinite
        7.slim shady ep
        8.encore

      5. 1. eminem show…best cd hes ever done.. every track is hot
        2. recovery….
        3. marshal mathers lp.
        4. slim shady lp.
        5. relapse/encore both cds only had a couple of tracks worth listening to(pref.)

      6. wow every person who just listed the top Em albums ever is so wrong i felt like i had to get on here tell it like it is. Just one question, how the hell are do u people include relapse in your top 3, and one person said encore was better then the eminem show…hahahahahaha funny. How bout u call ur list FAVORITE Em albums instead of BEST em albums.

        1. The Eminem Show (a lot of people wont agree but i just think this album was absolutely flawless, every track was fire)
        2. Marshall Mathers LP
        3. Slim Shady LP (very close third, MMLP and SSLP are both incredble albums)
        4. Recovery
        5. Encore & Relapse were both by far his weakest albums but Encore had at least a few tracks I really enjoyed, Yellow brick road, mosh are a couple that come to mind)

        If i could include the 8 mile soundtrack in the list it would be ahead of both encore and relapse, thats how dissapointing those albums were. Not saying i didnt still bumb it, but by eminem standards they just fell short. But hey, i was pleased with recovery, minus Pink and a few pop-like beats.

      7. Y’all niggaz are dumb, it goes

        1.) The Marshall Mathers LP
        2.) Recovery
        3.) The Slim Shady LP
        4.) The Eminem Show
        5.) Infinite
        6.) Relapse
        7.) Encore

        That’s the REAL list. And Eminem doesn’t need a verse from Dre to have a good album, just saying.

    363. This is by any means a dope LP, the delivery is on point like no other.
      But as a cohesive playthrough on repeat, it just ain’t working for me, I gotta go with How I got Over.

      This is pure MCs, it will hit you the head countless times, in so many ways, you’re better off digesting it in bits.

      Is Em talking about satan when he says that a cold wind is going to hit the world, and we won’t see it coming or something like that?

    364. Sigh……..Yo, whats good people? Chillin? Cool. Well I wanted to drop by and express my opinion about the album. I’ve had this album about a week or two before officially available, of course I was excited as hell to listen to it and jam the hell out. After hearing “Despicable(Freestyle)” and “Not Afraid” I was glad to hear some good music coming from one of the best that does it, because frankly I was no very pleased with “Relapse” because I only truly jammed to maybe like 5 songs off of it, them being “Beautiful”,”Underground”,”My Darling”,”Careful What You Wish For”,”3A.M.” Again I was very excited to know that Relapse 2 changed to Recovery was being released after hearing “Despicable” which is a song that no one can truly feel like its Garbage, because its not. Anyways, I, as a Huge,…Huge Fan of Eminem, feel that “Recovery” is not a very good album because the album only has a few songs that I really enjoyed. Lyrically he’s still doing it nice, but at the same time, he’s not, I guess I should say that He lost his touch; unless he releases another album that could be called “Recovered” and spit insane like he did in “Despicable” then I’ll go buy the album. I hate to say it since I’m a huge fan of him, but I’m disappointed in his music, and I refuse to say this is his best effort, because it’s not. I would rather listen to “Infinite” then Relapse and Recovery, since that’s actually what I’ve been doing. Just because he’s Eminem, I’m not gonna say this album is “The Greatest of 2010” or even in his whole Discography. I do feel that he’s the best lyricist in the rap/hip hop game but I’m not feeling his music like I did before except for a few. Even the Bonus “Slaughterhouse” collaboration wasn’t as great as I thought it would be. Royce had mentioned something about “Slaughterhouse on Steroids” when workin with Eminem. Slaughterhouse are dope ass rappers, and with the greatest, I thought hmm, has to be legendary….but it wasn’t. I’m not into the Hip Hop that’s mainstream, Its not good music, if you’re a musician you should be able to determine what’s wack and whats not. If you’re a person that has jammed Hip Hop since the 90’s then you should know what good Hip Hop excuse me, good Music is. If you’ve jammed to Hip Hop since “Laffy Taffy” days, then you’re are most likely hooked to listening to Wack Music. Catchy music doesn’t mean that it’s good music. There has been good music that’s came out in between “Laffy Taffy” Days till the present, but I would say that 90% of Rap/Hip Hop music has been a disappointment to me.

      1. yahhh dude get the fuck outta here, u dunno shytt. this album was pretty fuckin ill, he def made a recovery on this album. If u listen carefully to the lyrics om his album, it’s real interpersonal, talks about his relationship with kim. his kids, proof, hip hop, and does his usual bragging about his skill, but he does an outstanding job with everything. if anything this is almost up to par with the eminem show, i thought he mitve lost it after relapse also, but underground, beautiful and deja vu gave me hope that he still had that skill that we all know him for. nothing else really wowed me or got to me on the album. if you’re giving him 2 out of 5, you obviously don’t know hip hop, furthermore eminem, so yahh i suggest you goo listen to the album properly and read the lyrics at the same time while you doing it or juss shuddup. this album definetly deserves a 4/5.

    365. He loses some points for weak beats by Just Blaze on the songs “You’re Never Over”…and for having songs with that annoying twat Rihanna and that gremlin Lil Wayne. No real Eminem fan wants to hear Lil Wayne on his shit, c’mon now. But he had great songs like “25 To Life”, “Space Bound”, “Seduction” and “Almost Famous”. And had alot of bangers like “Cold Wind Blows” ‘Here We Go”, “Cinderella Man”, “On Fire” and ‘So Bad”…even the two bonus cuts “Ridaz” and “Session One”, were dope. And some nice introspective joints like “Not Afraid” and “Going Through Changes”. Overall, it’s a dope album, definitely not perfect. But still perhaps his best album since “The Eminem Show”, and definitely not as good as that album. lol A few better beats, and minus Rihanna and Lil Gayne, and it would have been better, for sure.

      1. correction*

        He loses some points for weak beats by Just Blaze on the songs “You’re Never Over” and “No Love” *

    366. He definitely recovered from the last album. I thought Em was out for the count after that last cd. Glad to see him back. This isnt a classic and you really cant compare it to his first couple albums but it is better than most of that garbage you dudes have on your ipods.

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    368. the more i listen to this album…the worse its getting to me…their are only 3 songs i would say are “classic” eminem tracks…the rest is very whiny…the singing is god AWFUL…and some songs are just 100 percent trash…Lil wayne huh…he is blowing wayne and kanyes dick so hard its ridiculous…good album compared to what he’s been doing

    369. 3 stars is all this cd gets from me . becuz its the truth and i like eminem as a rapper .
      but the thing that mostly makes this album weak is the HOOKS AND CHORUS ”
      some songs are just waaaaay to poppy . kinda like the new Bone Thugs album they went super pop and so did Eminem with Recovery . a couple good ones and the rest is weak

    370. NO IT GOES

      SLIM SHADY LP – Best album
      MARSHALL MATHERS LP
      THE EMINEM SHOW
      INFINITE
      RELAPSE
      RECOVERY
      ENCORE – Being the worst album

      1. Mannyman55…kill it…that is the worst Em top to bottom Ive ever seen…you obviously do not understand rhyme complexity and bar construction…you think the concepts on Infinite are better than Recovery and Relapse? Even though Encore was his poorest studio album it still is lightyears ahead of Infinite…I remember my first rap song…figure it out…

        Eminem Top to Bottom
        -1 Eminem Show -2 Marshall Mathers LP -3 Recovery -4Slim Shady LP
        -5 Relapse -6 Enore -7 Infinite

      2. @ DK234 So, you’re saying eminem’s worst album is Infinite? You rate Encore(NOT Enore dumbass.) And Relapse higher then Infinite? GTFO, Go jump off a bridge with your wack list.

      3. @ DK234 So, you’re saying eminem’s worst album is Infinite? You rate Encore(NOT Enore dumbass.) And Relapse higher then Infinite? GTFO, Go jump off a bridge with your wack list.

      4. @ DK234 So, you’re saying eminem’s worst album is Infinite? You rate Encore(NOT Enore dumbass.) And Relapse higher then Infinite? GTFO, Go jump off a bridge with your wack list.

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    372. I heard this album twice already.Its a weird album considerin it has no paul rosenburg or ken keniff skits and its his 1st album without a verse from dre but the music on it iz crazy he had alot of stuff to get off his chest and thats what made it almost a flawless album.Only bad thing wuz way too many samples and he apologizes for relapse and encore bout 4 or 5 times on the cd,theres no need to apologize I loved relapse and encore could’ve been better but it still had sum joints on it.My favorite joints on it wuz won’t back down wit pink and almost famous.

    373. It sounded weird on the first listen, not like his past albums, but during the 2nd listen, boy does it grow on you!!! IMO, this is Album of The Year material, at least a nomination. The album low points are Won’t Back Down & On Fire. Then So Bad & W.T.P. are kinda average, not really bad though. The rest of the album is straight fire, especially Cold Wind Blows, Love The Way You Lie, No Love, Seduction, pretty much every other song, besides the mentioned low points. One of the best albums of the year, period

    374. Gotta bash it becuase of the dickriders!!! brother ali best white rapper..Fuck Feminem!! this album is trash!! his best one is eminem show the rest are crazy psycho duds..

    375. ac38 = Idiot

      Recovery is a dope album!!!

      I def give it an 8.5 outta 10. Lyrically Em cant be fucked with!!!

    376. Better than the last two albums, but needs a little more Shady. Certainly the comeback of the year, everyone thought he was finished, but he has something left. Needs more Dre, also. No question album of the year so far.

    377. For Eminems high standards this is mediocore at best. Only his hardcore fans will think this is one of the best albums ever. The same ones who thought Relapse was the sh*t too when even Marshal himself when looking back on that LP thought it was sub-par.

      Lyrically = No way near his best. Less original story telling. Less shock value. More dumbed down lyrics.

      Production = Considering Dre’s output over the last few years has been near zero, this album is like a kick in the teeth. His Production, in studio chemistry & direction are glaringly missed in my opinion. Even heavy weights like Just Blaze didn’t put their best foot foward.

      To sum up, Relapse was a 3 out of 5. This album to me is worse than Relapse.

    378. ehhhhhh, god he sux at singing, please stop em, please stop. still think he fell off after mmlp, got money, stopped trying(hense 50 cent)

    379. this album didnt do it for me, whack production,hooks, and guest appearences. why does he yell so much on this? seems like he’s using the same flows on all the songs too. oh well, at least The Roots album was dope.

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    381. I had to create an account so I could say:

      Damn Em rips it – spitting real life, real emotions. Like many of you, I’m not so much a fan of his singing attempts but I am a fan of his music. Honestly, his [singing] voice kinda sucks, but it works. You can really feel the mans emotions on this one. There IS “sincerity in his voice when he talks” and to me that’s the art, that’s where the message is made believable. And I do believe 1) he’s in a happy place with things – and is feeling pretty damn good about it! 2) he came to rip shit. Period.

      It’s like dude died, past through some eternal fire shit and was reborn with ground-shattering perspective and absolute confidence. I personally don’t think he’s there yet (where? MAYBE the all bow down & kiss my G.O.A.T. status?) but he definitely just took a big step. Makes me wanna go sober. jk… but welcome home.

      -R1P

    382. All u cunts got it twisted. This is the real list

      Marsharll Mathers LP
      Slim Shady LP
      Eminem Show
      Recovery
      Infinite
      Encore
      Relapse

    383. Well Eminem is a devil worshipper, he is pretty much guaranteed success. Those of you who understand the occult and freemasonary will understand me. No offence to Eminem fans (me included)

      1. eminem aint no got damn devil worshiper u ignorant fuck shut tha hell up..prove it then dont just say something and dont back up what you say..there are some ppl who sold their souls to be famous and not neccesarily to no damn devil but yea………

    384. I’d give this a 4.5/5, Eminem has matured, he’s moved on from that TMMLP persona. In this album he concentrates on the lyrics and lets the others do the choruses.

    385. Kind of a sell-out album. Doing a song with corny popstar Rihanna to make sure people who like corny popmusic buy the album is a sell-out move from Em. I can’t support sell-outs so it’s over with my respect for Em.

      1. This is a stupid comment… Notice the song is about abuse… Eminem has admittedly abused his ex-wife in the past, and Rihanna is perfect for the part seeing she was recently abused by Chris Brown.. More about awareness than anything.. Get your facts straight..

      2. His song “Stan”, a brilliant rap record, and one of Eminem’s best contains Dido (ok not as big as Rihanna but still “popstar”) so using your logic was he trying to sell-out there rather than create a good album?

        Nope, stop using that excuse to hate him, Eminem has used non-rap affiliated people to do his choruses for quite a lot of his songs whether it’s the “old” Eminem or the “new” Eminem.

      3. Rihanna makes corny popmusic. It’s pure pop for people to dance to.
        Yeah I lost some respect for Em when he did that song with Dido, but there still more soul and realness to that song with Dido.

      4. What about the host of other rappers that have non-rap affiliated people to do their chorus in songs? Tupac supposed “best rapper ever” has loads, do you hate him now too? Biggie does too, even though he’s got a brilliant, do you hate him too?

      5. you say he is a sell out, with corny popstars, but is Dido not a corny british popstar. That collaboration produced one of the most critically acclaimed rap songs ever. Think about it numb nuts.

    386. Ok, I let me say I’m a EM fan and definitely think the kid cat spit….but his Stan’s take dickriding to new heights. Please forget for a sec that it’s your “Great White Hope” and really just listen to the record. While definitely better than that last LP, EM is far removed from the artist he was. Without Dre’s beats and direction he just seems to say the same shit over again and again, with the same boring flow. Seriously while I was pulling for him to drop a classic this album while better than his last few is simple what EM has become…boring. now with that said let me say it’s still better than 80% of the garbage these other cats are droppin but if EM really wants the respect of true hip-hop heads he needs to get better beats, new subject material and change up the boring as flow…I’m pulling for you tho dude. 3.5/5

    387. lmao u n1ggers who are hating on this album are obviously functioning retards. haters make the world go round, retards make the world slow down.

      you obviously have a very bad musical taste. go watch some more jersey shore lmaoooo
      lmao u idiots provide me lawlz

    388. MMLP – 5 stars
      Eminem Show – 5 stars
      Recovery – 4.5 stars (couple weak hooks)
      SSLP – 4.0
      Relapse – 4.0
      Infinite – 3.5 (was still finding his flow)
      Encore – 3.0

      Still hasn’t made a bad album in my opinion and the eminem tracks on The Re-Up were dope as hell.

    389. I’m out here in South Africa, and I’m lovin da sound in this album!granted not all the tracks are tops but most are dope…Em still hot like lava with da flow,mad props Shady!

    390. Album is painfully overrated. Eminem’s subject matter is very limited on this album, and his flow is obnoxious. Production is decent, but em’s rambling can quickly be mistaken as good just because he sells records. Not to mention he sings which is so damn corny it actually makes me feel a bit embarrased when i play this album.

    391. I’m not a hater, but i think em is gettin credit for just being a white rapper, personaly i think MGK(look him up on livemixtapes.com/indy) is better than him and he dont have a record contract! Think, if fat joe or cassidy had this album instead of emeniem, do you think it would have gone multi-platnium like it did? I gave it a 3

      Also, have you noticed that a lot of em fans or gunit fans absulutely HATE lil wayne or young money?

      1. no, u r a hater. what a dumb ass comment actually really think about what u just said. whether black or white the lyrics come from the man.damn its 2010 for christ sake get a clue.. and u think joe or cassidy ever comin out wit a record as good as this? hell no what a bitch ass comment

    392. it’s solid for what it is…a 2010 mainstream (for the most part) rap album. Em is a LEGEND b-c his prime of 96/97-02/03 is one of the sickest 6-7 year periods of GOLD ever (in terms of first Infinite, Slim Shady EP, “Anyman” joint on Rawkus’s Soundboming II his first 3 CLASSIC albums, 8 mile joints, b-sides like Stimulate, wake up show “freestyles”, features like Forgot about Dre, Renegade, Hellbound, 5 star general, 365, Busa Rhyme, Don’t Approach Me, etc). A lot of undergourn emcees who i LOVE don’t like Em as much now, but almost all agree he was one of the sickest to ever do it in his prime.

      From G Rap, to Rakim, to Crooked I, Elzhi, Diabolic, Juice, Louis Logic, Buddens, Ortiz, Royce, Rass Kass, Redman, Pharoahe Monch, Black Though, Mos/Kweli, Chino XL, Common, Jay, Nas, Copywrite, they and MANY MORE have all said Em is one of the best to EVER DO IT (particularly his earliest 6-7 year prime)….

    393. Recovery is a good album all be it he shouldnt of teamed up with pink n rihanna but on the wont back down track the lines are better than most other mainstream rappers. then session one with slaughter house brilliant. this may not be his best album but it is brilliant it will never match infinite or The LP’s but he will always have a stupidly good flow and kill almost anyone hes on the track with

    394. This album was fuckin’ dope, maybe you haters are hearing something that I’m not, but the only thing lacking in this album was Dre’s touch. IMO this album is almost equal to The Eminem Show

    395. this album proves that em did something that no artist these days has done in their past records: he evolved. He started out dope, and then ten years later he still is. Most people come out with the same shit on every single album with no improvement. Em has changed his image with every beat. I swear, he is the best artist out there right now. 5/5

      1. What about Kanye name all his albums sound different. Eminem’s album with a few exceptions almost all sound the same. Not hating on Eminem but what you are saying is just bullshit. Stop sucking him off.

    396. cold wind blows-5/5 just blaze doin his best dre impression

      talkin 2 myself 4/5 good open song but gets so annoying if u listen 2 it 2 much

      on fire 3.5 i like mr porter production this song is growin on me

      wont back down 5/5 classic

      w.t.p. 4/5 classic em nuff said

      going thru changes 3/5 sounds like a reject from relapse

      not afraid 4/5 good single

      seduction 5/5 genius

      no love 4/5 wasnt 2 sure bout this 1 good song but for me it doesnt fit the album i dnt kno y

      space bound 5/5 nice switch up

      cinderella man 3/5 not a big fan of this 1

      25 to life 5/5 best song on the album

      so bad 5/5 another classic

      almost famous 4/5 rock??

      the way u lie 3/5 weird beat and callabo

      youre never over 3/5 decent tribute

      untitled 4/5 i enjoyed this 1

    397. Hold up. I just finished reading the LASERS reviews and I was just curious how people rated this and wow. How can you criticize Lupe for sounding different then praise Eminem on an album where he once again has lyrics that feel forced and unlike the true Eminem from Infinite, Slim Shady LP, Marshall Mathers LP, and Eminem Show.
      this cd is okay and is at best an imprvement from his previous two horrendous albums.

      1. you’re an imbecile for comparing one of the worst rap albums of all time (laser) to one of the best comebacks of all time eat shit and die. btw:u look like a faggot. and relapse>any overrated fiasco album

    398. I honestly feel lyrically this is perhaps his best album….he has more of a rhytmic flow than a punchline flow. No Love, Not Afraid, CInderalla man are all great. Not to mention Cold WInd Blows. I feel 25 to life was a lil lame but overall great album

    399. Meh, lyrically it wasn’t as amazing as his earlier stuff like Marshall Matthers LP or Slim Shady. I’m not hating the album but after years of learning from vet rappers like Em on how to write complex rhymes. you just get the feeling like the feeling is gone. Listen to his old ones and go wow, wait, he was better back then but alas, i guess it goes with old age or something like that.

    400. this album was great 5/5 but ya need to get off his dick seems like you em fans be jerkin it to his music

    401. this album lyrically was good, however from a real hip hop point of view, the beats were pop and he sounded like a feature on most of his songs.

      “love the way you lie” get out of here with that pop bullshit

    402. Damn its so funny to see the eminem bias, compare the reviews on this to the reviews on any other artist album, It almost makes the majority of commenters lose are credibility. People say eminem shouldnt be judged cause hes white, but its clear that white kids will dick ride him near and far all day

      1. SHUT THE FUCK UP BITCH UR A BIASED WIZ AND WACKA LISTENER GET THE FUCK OUTTA HERE DOWNING THE GREATEST RAPPER OF ALL TIME! YOU ARE TRASH JUST LIKE THOSE OTHER FUCKEN RAPPERS THAT ALL THEY MENTION IS PUSSY AND WEED IF U HAVE ANY ARGUEMENT ABOVE RACE ID LOVE TO HEAR IT CUZ ITS 2012 MOTHAFUCKER I THINK THAT HAS ENDED FOR THE MOST PART!!!

    403. Eminem doesn’t just rap good, he can make an actual rap record with emotion and an actual message. He can actually tell a story. I love that he mastered the whole punchline flow thing in such little time. 10/5. Still can’t get over “Space Bound”.

    404. Eminem is the most technically gifted rapper of all time. Countless-multi-syllbaic rhymes, crazy flows, inhuman breath control, complex wordplay, well thought out punchlines, he’s got it all. Most amazing rapping abilites of all time.

    405. I don’t understand how I’m not considered a “real Em fan” if I like this album. I don’t think it’s his best, but there’s no way this can be considered bad.

      1. people that hate on this album are not real em fans if they were they would see the genius in this album the same way i do its not his best but it was good…

    406. Worst em album by far…his Constant shouting throughout the album has me reaching for my advil bottle by the end.

      1. This was an amazing album he screamed to show his emotion to show he really felt something he was pissed.. unlike the rappers i suppose you listen to like
        Wiz all he raps about is weed in the same damn voice his pitch never changes hes monotone as hell so please dont bitch when u have nothin to bitch about faggot

    407. 4.7 Stars

      1. Talkin 2 Myself Ft Kobe 5 Stars
      2. On Fire 5 Stars
      3. Won’t Back Down ft Pink 5 Stars (2nd Album Favorite)
      4. Going Though Changes 4 Stars
      5. Not Afraid 5 Stars (Album Favorite)
      6. No Love Ft Lil Wayne 5 Stars
      7. Space Bound 4 Stars
      8. CInderella Man 5 Stars
      9. 2S to Life 5 Stars
      10. So Bad 4 Stars
      11. Almost Famous 5 Stars (3rd Album Favorite)
      12. Love the way you lie Ft Rihanna 5 Stars
      13. Session One Ft. Slaughterhouse 4 Stars

      1 – He snapped himself back into it in this song and reminded himself of how great he is at rapping and how big he is in the game.

      2 – Dissed the critics lol since no rappers want to step up to him he goes to the critics instead since they diss him anyways

      3. One of those songs wen Em give you a Motive to go on

      5. Em Preaching in this song

      6- Lil Wayne killed it on this feature no tunechi junk Just Wayne Spittin at his best love it!

      11 – Almost Famous was a story about a guy trying to get famous and or coming up love the message

    408. His best album since Eminem Show, hands down.

      I’d give his first three all 5 stars, they were flawless. I gave Encore a 4, only because I couldn’t do a 3.75 rating. Yes, it was the first time Em had whack ass songs on an album (Big Weenie, My First Single, Ass Like That) but it also had many good tracks (Never Enough, Yellow Brick Road, Like Toy Soliders, Mosh, Mockingbird, We As Americans, Love You More, Etc). Relapse get’s the lowest rating, with a 3/5 but I would have given it 3.25 because his rhyme structures were flawless, it was that god damn accent that ruined the album for me. He should have dropped songs like My Mom, Bagpipes From Baghdad, Same Song and Dance, We Made You, and put his later on Refill leftovers like Hell Breaks Loose, Elevator, Music Box, and Drop the Bomb On Em on there instead. How those were leftovers and those others made his final tracklist is beyond me. Relapse had some good stuff though. 3AM, Deja Vu, Underground, Beautfiul, and his “left overs” to name some of them.

      Now Recovery…..my only beef with this album is one thing, and it’s what most don’t like about it…………the damn production. Lyrically Em is as solid as ever. The only track I wasn’t feeling was So Bad, and WTP is “alright”, had some funny stuff for sure.

      But Cold Wind Blows, On Fire, Going Through Changes, Seduction, No Love, Cinderella Man, Almost Famous, and Untitled…Em goes hard on these and they are dope. Talkin’ 2 Myself was solid too, I mean who else would make a song where he admits wanting to take shots at others and being jealous of guys who aren’t even half the emcee he is. Won’t Back Down, I have mixed feelings about. I don’t like the rock feel it has, but Em’s lyricism on this track is insane, as is what he says. Not Afraid was a good, and necessary song, if that makes sense. It grew on me over time. Space Bound and Love the Way You Lie are definitely the chick songs….but if people pay attention to what he’s actually saying, he spits some twisted shit on these too. 25 to Life is the old hip hop is my girlfriend thing, but he does it well. Solid track. You’re Never Over, yeah his chorus is annoying as hell, but it’s hard to hate on this song. I wasn’t feeling the production, but it’s song Em had to make.

      Overall, I’d give it a 4/5. It could have been a 4.5 if it had better production, that was the only thing that brought it down a bit to me. Still though, it’s definitely a return to the raw lyricism and a return to form people were looking for. A good album.

    409. I love how HHDX forgets their own damn review of Em’s last album. 4/5?? yeah, that sounds about right. their recent article seems to suggest a 2/5. smdh

    410. 5/5 stars

      Cold Wind Blows – 5/5
      Talkin’ 2 Myself – 5/5
      On Fire – 5/5
      Won’t Back Down – 5/5
      W.T.P – 5/5
      Going Through Changes – 5/5
      Not Afraid – 5/5
      Seduction – 5/5
      No Love – 4.5/5
      Space Bound – 4.5/5
      Cinderella Man – 5/5
      25 to Life – 5/5
      So Bad – 5/5
      Almost Famous – 5/5
      Love The Way You Lie – 3.5/5
      You’re Never Over – 5/5
      Untitled (Here We Go) – 5/5

      Session One – 5/5
      Ridaz – 5/5

      1. Album – 7.6/10
        Cold Wind Blows – 2.5/5
        Talkin 2 Myself – 5/5
        On Fire – 3.5/5
        Won’t Back Down – 5/5
        WTP – 1.5/5
        Going Through Changes – 5/5
        Not Afraid – 3/5
        Seduction – 4/5
        No Love – 5/5
        Space Bound – 4.5/5
        Cinderella Man – 4.5/5
        25 To Life – 5/5
        So Bad – 4/5
        Almost Famous – 5/5
        Love the Way You Lie – 3.5/5
        You’re Never Over – 4.5/5
        Untitled – 4.5/5

        Ridaz – 4.5/5
        Session One – 5/5

    411. Let’s go song by song.

      Cold Wind Blows – 5/5
      Talkin’ 2 Myself – 5/5
      On Fire – 5/5
      Won’t Back Down – 4.5/5
      WTP – 5/5
      Going Through Changes – 5/5
      Not Afraid – 4/5
      Seduction – 3.5/5
      No Love – 4.5/5
      Space Bound – 5/5
      Cinderella Man – 3.5/5
      25 to Life – 4.5/5
      So Bad – 5/5
      Almost Famous – 5/5
      Love the Way You Lie – 4/5
      You’re Never Over – 5/5
      Untitled – 5/5

    412. I have been an Em fan for quite some time and I am a Fanboy but this album is terrible.No Love is amazing Waynes verse is solid at best but Em steals the song with his verse.Seduction, So Bad and Cold Wind Blows are misses. What happened to the Mr.I dont give a fuck he apologizes to his fans for Encore and Relapse WTF… Not Afraid,Love The Way You lie and Talkin 2 Myself are the worst on the album. The Only track I really Enjoyed was On Fire and Space Bound and No Love the rest was awful I would give this a 2/5

    413. Been a great Eminem fan over the years and heard 60% of all his music. I learn alot of hip hop from his albums such as MMLP and TES. Even Relapse was fire(excuse the accents without it the rhyme scheme wouldn’t fit). This is just an average album. Slightly below Encore. The only songs on par with perfection is No Love( and thanks Lil Wayne for the great feature despite having bad verses on your own songs) and Cold Wind Blows. Other than that is just solid between average and good.

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